by Carter Wilson | Oct 1, 2019 | Personal stuff, What's Entertaining Me, What's in my backyard, Writing
My readers know what I write: dark psychological suspense, sometimes tinged with horror. The space of fiction in which I exist is a cold, barely lit world where paranoia rules and people quite occasionally die—a place where trust is a rare commodity, hope is even more...
by Carter Wilson | Jul 1, 2019 | Book news, Dead Girl in 2A, Uncategorized, What's Entertaining Me, What's in my backyard, Writing
My publisher bought my book The Dead Girl in 2A in 2018, though when I sold it that wasn’t its title. My working title was The Orphan List, but my editor wanted a different name (this is very common) and she came up with the finalized version. The “girl” in the title...
by Carter Wilson | Jun 1, 2019 | Book news, Mister Tender's Girl, Uncategorized, What's Entertaining Me, What's in my backyard, Writing
Storytelling is 20% idea and 80% mood. When I set out to write a story, I never have a fully formed vision of what the plot will be, but I know how I want the story to feel. Of course, moods shift scene to scene throughout a novel, but there should be one pervasive...
by Carter Wilson | Apr 1, 2019 | Book news, Dead Girl in 2A, Personal stuff, What's Entertaining Me, Writing
I know I’ve been teasing it for awhile now, but behold the official unveiling of my upcoming thriller, The Dead Girl in 2A. We’re four months out from the launch of my sixth novel, so I’ve refreshed my newsletter and website to showcase the new book....
by Carter Wilson | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized, What's Entertaining Me, Writing
I’m constantly amazed at how creepy kids are. Specifically little kids, like Damien from the Omen or that ghost-peeper from The Sixth Sense. Every now and then I’m asked to come teach at an elementary school, and inevitably the kids are WAY darker than I...
by Carter Wilson | Jan 13, 2019 | Personal stuff, What's Entertaining Me, Writing
Happy New Year, friends. I ended 2018 with my annual ghost-hunting trip at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. For those of you unfamiliar with this tradition, for the past five years I’ve gone to the famously haunted hotel to do some writing and search...
