Janet Morrison

Janet Morrison is a North Carolina author. Writing nonfiction and historical fiction let her combine two of her favorite things -- writing and doing historical research. Her work has won various awards from the North Carolina Society of Historians. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with a minor in history and a Master of Public Administration degree.

After writing a local history newspaper column for more than six years, Janet wanted to publish that work and some of her additional research on the topics she didn't get to write about for the newspaper. Harrisburg, Did You Know? Cabarrus History, Book 1 was published in 2022 in paperback and for Kindle. It includes the first 91 articles Janet wrote for the newspaper.

Janet published Harrisburg, Did You Know? Cabarrus History, Book 2 in March 2023 in paperback and for Kindle. It contains the other 84 articles she wrote for the newspaper along with notes from the research she did on topics she didn't get to write about when the newspaper abruptly ceased publication in 2012.

Janet's vintage postcard book, The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, was published on August 25, 2014, by Arcadia Publishing. It is available in paperback and also for Kindle.

Since taking a fiction writing course at Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina, Janet is writing a historical novel set in the pre-American Revolution Virginia mountains and the North Carolina backcountry. The working title of the manuscript is The Heirloom. She hopes The Heirloom will be published in 2024.

Janet published Slip Sliding Away: A Southern Historical Short Story in paperback and for Kindle in January 2023. Subscribe to Janet's newsletter at https://www.janetmorrisonbooks.com and receive a free E-copy of Slip Sliding Away!

The influence for Janet writing "Ghost of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse: An American Revolutionary War Ghost Story" was a series of experiences her sister and her housemate had in Greensboro, North Carolina in the 1970s. Janet published it only as an e-book on September 3, 2023.

You can follow Janet's Writing Blog at www.JanetsWritingBlog.com and learn about some of her other writing projects and genealogical publications by visiting her website, www.JanetMorrisonBooks.com. Follow her on Twitter @janetmorrisonbk.