Carter Wilson's Making It Up
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<p><b>Making It Up is an unscripted conversation series about the messy reality of being a writer.</b></p><p><br></p><p>Each episode is a deep, unplanned conversation with writers at every stage of the journey. New York Times bestselling authors. Award winners. Debut novelists just getting started. No prepared questions. No talking points. Just two people following the conversation wherever it leads.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about where stories really come from. Childhood influences. Fear. Luck. Loss. Discipline. Doubt. The highs, the lows, and the long stretches in between that rarely get talked about.</p><p><br></p><p>At the end of every episode, we put the philosophy into practice. We choose a random sentence from a random book and use it to create an impromptu short story. No prep. No outline. Just making something out of nothing.</p><p><br></p><p>Because that is the job.<br>And that is the point.</p><p><br></p><p> Visit Carter at www.carterwilson.com.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 3, 2026
Making It Up with Ellery Adams, author of Invasive Species
"I don't like when violence is trivialized in any genre... someone's dead, like the little jokes or the puns or the whatever, it doesn't work for me... I can't buy into that atmosphere. There has to be… it's not even a ripple effect. It's a freaking tsunami when there's a violent death. So let the storm come, you know, I want to see it. I want to feel it." — Ellery Adams Ellery Adams is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of over 40 novels, including the Books by the Bay...
June 25, 2026
Making It Up with Angie Kim, author of Happiness Falls
"I remember rereading it and being like, 'This is what I have been looking for... through all of these jobs and career to careers, that thing that brings me happiness on a day-to-day level.' And also that macro level satisfaction of like, ‘I'm kind of proud of what I created,’ you know? It's those two levels that I think are really, really hard to find. And I think it's worth trying to go from thing to thing, trying to find that for yourself, whatever that may be." — Angie Kim Angie Kim...
June 16, 2026
Making It Up with Lauren Nossett, author of The Resemblance
"Since so many thrillers are based around some kind of crime—which is a break in our social order—it is the perfect vehicle to explore the human condition... Thrillers and crime fiction really allow for an under the microscope, us looking at what happens when the social order breaks down." — Lauren Nossett Lauren Nossett is a professor turned novelist and the award-winning author of the thrillers The Resemblance and The Professor. Her books have been Amazon Editors picks and featured i...
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- What is Carter Wilson's Making It Up?
<p><b>Making It Up is an unscripted conversation series about the messy reality of being a writer.</b></p><p><br></p><p>Each episode is a deep, unplanned conversation with writers at every stage of the journey. New York Times bestselling authors. Award winners. Debut novelists just getting started. No prepared questions. No talking points. Just two people following the conversation wherever it leads.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about where stories really come from. Childhood influences. Fear. Luck. Loss. Discipline. Doubt. The highs, the lows, and the long stretches in between that rarely get talked about.</p><p><br></p><p>At the end of every episode, we put the philosophy into practice. We choose a random sentence from a random book and use it to create an impromptu short story. No prep. No outline. Just making something out of nothing.</p><p><br></p><p>Because that is the job.<br>And that is the point.</p><p><br></p><p> Visit Carter at www.carterwilson.com.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 10 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.
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