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Carter Wilson

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Carter Wilson is the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of ten psychological thrillers, known for their intense emotion, tight pacing, and haunting twists. His books have received starred reviews from every major trade publication, have been optioned for film and television, and his 2025 novel Tell Me What You Did was selected as a national monthly pick by Barnes & Noble.

In addition to his fiction, Carter is the creator and host of Making It Up, a podcast featuring unscripted, revealing conversations with fellow writers about the creative process. He is also the founder of Unbound Writer, a company devoted to helping writers find their voice through coaching, immersive retreats, and online classes.

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Carter Wilson Yes, this book was inspired by--but not based on--the Slenderman stabbing crime in Wisconsin in 2014.
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Final Crossing

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A Day in the Life

A day in the life of a writer is spent in a cabin in the snowy woods. A 1930s Royal typewriter. A bottle of vodka. A thermos of black coffee. A vow not to leave until ten thousand anguished words are hammered out. Feelings oscillate between rapture and suicide.

None of that is true.

Let me clear up any remaining romantic notions. My life is very routine. Not sexy, but efficient.

I wake up around 5:30

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Thank you! I love writing thrillers--anything that gets the blood pumping, keeps the paranoia real, and forces you to sleep with the lights on.
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“See, that’s the thing about trauma. You never get to quit it. You never get to walk away from it and rediscover the innocence and joy you felt just before The Thing happened.”
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“We never really know how others view us, but the one certain thing is that it's rarely how we expect.”
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“I’ve been lonely for a long time. The key is to reframe loneliness as solitude. Solitude is introspective and comforting, if you set your mind right.”
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Lynn Sholes Thanks for being my Goodreads friend.


message 4: by Kris

Kris Neri Good to connect, Carter. Always great to connect with another author, especially from the other side of the world.

Kris

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Zoë Sharp Hi Carter

Thanks so much for Friending me, and congratulations on sticking with it to get your publishing dreams realised. Loved your blog on the topic - http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...


Jeannie and Louis Rigod Thank you, Carter for extending your hand in friendship here on Goodreads. I will look up your book. Congratulations.


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Peg Brantley Thanks for your Goodreads friendship, Carter.


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