by Carter Wilson | Aug 1, 2020 | Book news, Personal stuff, The Dead Husband, What's Entertaining Me, What's in my backyard
A couple weeks ago I turned 50 (on Bastille Day, for all you Francophiles out there). When I turned forty I had a big party and was planning to do the same for fifty but, you know, pandemic. I’m excited to be fifty. Excited to see what the decade brings,...
by Carter Wilson | Jul 1, 2020 | Book news, Dead Girl in 2A, Personal stuff, What's Entertaining Me, What's in my backyard
It’s hot and I don’t know what to write. I’m just sitting here with a blank screen, blurry eyes and fuzzy brain, and I suspect this shit is just gonna spill out without a lot of filter. It’s hot and I’m tired, and it feels like I never...
by Carter Wilson | Jun 1, 2020 | Personal stuff, Quarantine, Uncategorized, What's Entertaining Me, What's in my backyard, Writing
Hello, folks. How are you? You getting through these very strange days with ease or with struggle? Likely both, I imagine. Have you been connecting more, reaching out to those you haven’t talked to in awhile, just to ask them the simple question you okay? Me...
by Carter Wilson | Mar 1, 2020 | Personal stuff, Uncategorized, What's Entertaining Me, What's in my backyard, Writing
I pay attention when another author’s book captivates my attention. I’ll analyze the detail, pace, prose, and voice, and try to figure out what exactly it was that grabbed me. (Sometimes the opposite is true: I’ll read a terrible book and obsess...
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...
