About the author

Hi there. I’m Carter Taylor Seaton. Thanks for stopping by.

Believe It or not, I became an author because of a dare. Well, a challenge from someone I admired greatly. Since 2003 I’ve published four novels and four non-fiction books.Each is available in both print and ebook formats online at Boodshop.org, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble, and at your local independent book store (although you may have to ask them to order it.) In West Virginia, they are also available at Tamarack, The Best of West Virginia.

I was born in Huntington, West Virginia and grew up in the halcyon days when children ran free, played kick-the-can, and worried about little. I can’t recall a time when I didn’t read. Books were my childhood companions.

For fifteen years – from 1971-1984 – I directed a rural Appalachian craft cooperative to benefit low-income women. I was honored to be nominated by Ladies Home Journal in 1975 for its “Woman of the Year” award. Although it took over twenty years, I graduated from Marshall University with a degree in English and Business in 1982.

In 1985, I moved to Columbus, Georgia, where I was a hospitality industry marketing professional. Three years later, I adopted Atlanta as my hometown to open my own business producing special events to market the hospitality industry. While living in Georgia, I began running and completed several marathons after I was fifty, including the Atlanta, Marine Corps, and New York City Marathons. I returned to Columbus in 1993 to become the marketing director of a retail shopping mall.

When West Virginia and my four grandchildren beckoned, I returned to Huntington where I accepted a position with Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area, Inc. I retired as Goodwill’s marketing director in 2013 to devote more time to writing.

If you want to buy a signed copy of any of my books, hit the “Books” tab and place your order and pay through PayPal. I’ll ship it ASAP. You can also follow me on Facebook at Carter Taylor Seaton if you want to see photos of my garden, dog Sadie, or hubby; or on my author page, Carter Taylor Seaton, Author, for things writerly. If you tweet, I’m @CarterTaylorSea.