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 • 201 episodes
Carter Wilson's Making It Up
Latest Episodes
Making It Up with Dwayne Goetzel
“The desire was always there, but the drive wasn’t. I allowed other things to interfere instead of saying, ‘This is something you really want to do.’" —Dwayne Goetzel Dwayne Goetzel is a lawyer who specializes in trademark...
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Episode 198
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Making It Up with Leigh Dunlap, author of Bless Your Heart
“It was the craziest overnight five-year success story ever.” —Leigh Dunlap Leigh Dunlap went to film school at the University of Southern California to study screenwriting, which led her to a job selling socks at Fred Seg...
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Episode 197
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Making It Up with Lori Roy, author of The Final Episode
“I don’t know what it’s about until it’s done—and sometimes it’s on a shelf before I realize what certain things mean.” – Lori Roy Lori Roy’s debut novel, Bent Road, was awarded the Edgar Allan...
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Episode 196
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Making It Up with Robert Bailey, author of The Boomerang
Robert Bailey is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of THE BOOMERANG, the Jason Rich series, the McMurtrie and Drake legal thrillers, the Bocephus Haynes series, and the inspirational novel, THE GOLFER’S CAROL....
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Episode 195
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Making It Up with Mailan Doquang, author of Blood Rubies
“There are no shortcuts, right? It doesn't matter what you're writing—you just have to do it.” — Mailan Doquang Mailan Doquang is an architectural historian turned thriller writer. Mailan received her Ph.D. from the ...
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Episode 194
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