Steven Carter is an American author of short stories and two novels.

Writing career

Carter's short stories have appeared in

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, and

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, among others. His first novel, ''I Was Howard Hughes'', was published in 2003 by

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. His second novel, ''Famous Writers School'', based on the actual scam school for writers, was published by

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in 2006.

Critical response

In its review on ''Famous Writers School'',

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describes Carter as having "a terrific ear for the rumblings of the human ego and an intuitive sense of how fiction is often substituted for truth—and vice versa," though the characters are "lightly sketched".

Personal life

Carter attended Hiwassee Junior College and

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. He is also a graduate of the Center for Writers at the

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. He currently teaches at

Georgetown College Georgetown College is a private Christian college in Georgetown, Kentucky. Chartered in 1829, Georgetown was the first Baptist college west of the Appalachian Mountains. The college offers 38 undergraduate degrees and a Master of Arts in educat ...

Sources

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