Carter Wilson's Making It Up
In this conversation series, USA Today bestselling novelist Carter Wilson talks to writers of all backgrounds in order to find out why they do what they do. He and his guests discuss childhood influences, roots of creativity, luck and loss, tools of the craft, and the highs and lows of publishing. At the end of their conversation, they pick a random sentence from a random book and use it to create an impromptu short story. Visit Carter at www.carterwilson.com.
Podcasting since 2021 • 193 episodes
Carter Wilson's Making It Up
Latest Episodes
Making It Up with Ellen Birkett Morris, author of Beware the Tall Grass
“Writing it was like chipping away at a mountain with a pair of nail scissors.” —Ellen Birkett Morris Ellen Birkett Morris is the author of Beware the Tall Grass, winner of the Donald L. Jordan...
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Episode 190
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Making It Up with A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window
“Not that my work is superior to Rear Window, but I thought—what’s more interesting than a broken leg? A broken mind.” —A.J. Finn A. J. Finn is the author of The Woman in the Window<...
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Episode 189
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Making It Up with Matt Goldman, author of The Murder Show
“If I'm going out to sea, I'm doing it in a ship I built, not in the piece of crap they want me to build." – Matt Goldman quoting Jerry Seinfeld Matt Goldman is a New York Times Bestselling author and Emmy Award winn...
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Episode 188
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Making It Up with Joshua Moehling, author of A Long Time Gone
“The best part of writing that first, terrible book was realizing I could write a book. That changed everything.” – Joshua Moehling Joshua Moehling is the USA Today bests...
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Episode 187
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Making It Up with Traci Abramson, author of Royal Intrigue
"Two simple words—'what if'—can create thousands of novels." – Traci AbramsonTraci Hunter Abramson was born in Arizona, and after graduating from Brigham Young University, she worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, e...
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Episode 186
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