Julie Clark still tells people she&apos;s an elementary school teacher, which she is. But she&apos;s also the New York Times bestselling author of the 2020 breakout thriller The Last Flight. Carter and Julie talk about working multiple jobs, the unpredictability of the publishing industry, and how to continuously become a better writer. At the end of the conversation, they make up a surreal circus story using a sentence from The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B, by J. P. Donleavy. Connect with Carter at www.carterwilson.com Connect with Julie at www.julieclarkauthor.com

Making It Up with Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls

Making It Up is an unscripted conversation series about the messy reality of being a writer.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.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.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.Because that is the job.And that is the point.&nbsp;Visit Carter at www.carterwilson.com.