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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.

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Making It Up with Veronica Henry, author of The Foreign Exchange

March 27, 2023 • Carter Wilson • Season 1 • Episode 80

Veronica G. Henry is the author of Bacchanal, The Quarter Storm, and The Foreign Exchange in the Mambo Reina series. Her work has debuted at #1 on multiple Amazon bestseller charts, was chosen as an editors’ pick for Best African American Fantasy and shortlisted for the Manly Wade Wellman Award.

Among other things, Carter and Veronica discuss how being a writer changes your reading habits, how Veronica’s career began after reading a “how-to-write" book, and how many people it takes to get a book published. At the end of their conversation, they devise a story about two people in a bad situation, starting with a sentence out of The Little Friend by Donna Tartt.

Connect with Carter at www.carterwilson.com

Connect with Veronica at www.veronicahenry.net