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...
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....
