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.
Carter Wilson's Making It Up
Making it Up with Joe Clifford, author of The Shadow People
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Carter Wilson/Joe Clifford
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Season 1
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Episode 3
Joe Clifford's writing career was immensely helped when he was hit by a bus. Today, this bestselling mystery and crime writer has a dozen books to his name and life is good, even if it requires a cane.
Carter and Joe discuss Joe's past struggles with heroin addiction, his inability or desire to hold down a 9-5 job, and love and heartbreak within the publishing industry.
At the end of the conversation, they make up a noirish tale using a beginning sentence from Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.
Connect with Carter at www.carterwilson.com
Connect with Joe at www.joeclifford.com