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 • 212 episodes
Carter Wilson's Making It Up
Latest Episodes
Making It Up with Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt, author of Please Don't Lie
“The whole concept of working together started when we were in a writer's room—a Hollywood production company writer's room—and we learned how to create cliffhangers.” – Christina Baker Kline Christina Baker Kline is...
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Episode 209
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Making It Up with Cynthia Swanson, author of Anyone But Her
“Readers are giving you such a huge gift—and the gift is their time. So I always feel like to be respectful of that time, I have to be providing them with the best quality book I can.” —Cynthia Swanson Cynthia Swanson is t...
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Episode 208
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Making It Up with Elena Taylor, author of The Haunting of Emily Grace
“I got one life. What do I want to leave behind? And I decided a failed writer was better than a successful attorney.” —Elena Taylor Elena Taylor spent several years working in theater as a playwright, director, designer, ...
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Episode 207
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Making It Up with Harry Hunsicker, author of The Life and Death of Rose Doucette
“I wrote 90 pages about the most boring man in the world. He drove around, got coffee, thought about life... and after six months, I killed him and buried him in a desk drawer.” —Harry Hunsicker Harry Hunsicker spent his w...
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Episode 206
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Making It Up with Aime Austin, author of the Casey Cort series
“The muse days and the slog days look the same on the page, but they feel completely different when you’re writing them.” —Aime Austin Aime Austin is the author of the Casey Cort and Nicole Long legal thriller series, weaving sharp...
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Episode 205
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