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January 26, 2015
Book giveaway!
I'm giving away three signed hardcover copies of THE BOY IN THE WOODS. Go to Goodreads to enter and win. Good luck!
https://www.goodreads.com/…/show/1242...
https://www.goodreads.com/…/show/1242...
January 22, 2015
July 22, 2014
New praise for THE BOY IN THE WOODS
Praise for THE BOY IN THE WOODS from the Miami Books Examiner:
"For a deep, dark, twisted nightmare of a ride, there is no better choice among contemporary novels than THE BOY IN THE WOODS...Wilson is without a doubt one of the most talented authors today..."
"For a deep, dark, twisted nightmare of a ride, there is no better choice among contemporary novels than THE BOY IN THE WOODS...Wilson is without a doubt one of the most talented authors today..."
June 6, 2014
BOY IN THE WOODS Available!
I wanted to let you all know that my new book, THE BOY IN THE WOODS, is officially out. I'm asking everyone to do me a favor and browse over to one of the following links to check it out:
It's available in hardcover and digital formats from all the usual online suspects: Amazon, BN.com, etc., so pick up a copy and see why Booklist calls THE BOY IN THE WOODS
"Gripping, gory, and terrifying...it's also impossible to put down, and the shock ending will leave readers reeling."
For all of you who don't like the scary stuff, buy a copy anyway and simply let it shine from your bookshelf. My publisher, Severn House, has done a really bang-up job with the production, and it looks spectacularly creepy. It will surely be a conversation piece at your next dinner party.
For a newer author like myself continuing to build my audience, every copy sold does indeed make a difference. And I always welcome reviews on any online site (Amazon, BN, Goodreads, etc)—those make a difference, too!
Thanks again, and I always appreciate the support.
It's available in hardcover and digital formats from all the usual online suspects: Amazon, BN.com, etc., so pick up a copy and see why Booklist calls THE BOY IN THE WOODS
"Gripping, gory, and terrifying...it's also impossible to put down, and the shock ending will leave readers reeling."
For all of you who don't like the scary stuff, buy a copy anyway and simply let it shine from your bookshelf. My publisher, Severn House, has done a really bang-up job with the production, and it looks spectacularly creepy. It will surely be a conversation piece at your next dinner party.
For a newer author like myself continuing to build my audience, every copy sold does indeed make a difference. And I always welcome reviews on any online site (Amazon, BN, Goodreads, etc)—those make a difference, too!
Thanks again, and I always appreciate the support.
April 11, 2014
BOY IN THE WOODS now available!
The hardcover U.S. version of THE BOY IN THE WOODS is shipping early from Amazon - available now. If you pre-ordered you should be receiving your copy today. E-book will remain June 1 for release.
Remember, if you like the book, please let the world know with a review!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Boy-In-Wood...
Remember, if you like the book, please let the world know with a review!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Boy-In-Wood...
January 30, 2014
Review THE BOY IN THE WOODS
If you are an established blogger/reviewer interested in reviewing THE BOY IN THE WOODS, my publisher will be offering digital versions via NetGalley. This is open to collection development public librarians, booksellers and established reviewers (Amazon Vine reviewers or GoodReads librarians).
If you are interested, please send me a private message with your contact info. Thanks.
If you are interested, please send me a private message with your contact info. Thanks.
September 8, 2013
Big news!
OK, I've been quiet this year. In fact, I just realized my last blog post went out nearly a year ago. I never meant to bombard everyone, but perhaps that's too quiet.
But now I have big news to announce. I have sold my second novel, THE BOY IN THE WOODS, and it will be released in 2014 by Severn House. That's a wonderful publisher in the UK that has been around for forty years. The novel will come out in hardcover first in the U.K. and then in the U.S. a few months later. I'm really thrilled to have another title coming to print, and very thankful to my agent, Pam, and to Joe, Edwin, and the other great folks at Severn House.
Want to know what the next book is about? Well, here's a teaser:
In 1981, three fourteen-year-old boys witness the horrific killing of a young boy in the Oregon woods near their homes. The murder is done at the hands of a teenage girl, a person the boys have never seen before. Quickly the boys turn from witnesses to accomplices as the girl forces them to bury the body and swear never to talk about what happened.
Thirty years later Tommy Devereax has become a best-selling thriller writer, using the memory of that day and the demonically seductive young woman as a basis for each of his popular female villains. Though he has never told anyone about his past--not even his wife or children--Tommy uses his writing as his therapy. He is finally ready to tell the world the story of what happened, even if he disguises the killing as fiction. A teaser chapter describing the incident is released in his latest hardback. A woman approaches Tommy in public one day and asks for an autograph, leaving behind a note for Tommy to find.
The note reads:
You didn't even change my name.
She's come back, threatening to divulge to the world Tommy's darkest secret unless he agrees to do everything she asks of him. Thus begins a deadly cat-and mouse game that can only end with one or both of their destructions.
Please visit my website at www.carterwilson.com for more updates.
I hope your 2013 has been a good one so far, and wishing you well as we enter the best time of year--Halloween season.
Cheers,
Carter
me@carterwilson.com
But now I have big news to announce. I have sold my second novel, THE BOY IN THE WOODS, and it will be released in 2014 by Severn House. That's a wonderful publisher in the UK that has been around for forty years. The novel will come out in hardcover first in the U.K. and then in the U.S. a few months later. I'm really thrilled to have another title coming to print, and very thankful to my agent, Pam, and to Joe, Edwin, and the other great folks at Severn House.
Want to know what the next book is about? Well, here's a teaser:
In 1981, three fourteen-year-old boys witness the horrific killing of a young boy in the Oregon woods near their homes. The murder is done at the hands of a teenage girl, a person the boys have never seen before. Quickly the boys turn from witnesses to accomplices as the girl forces them to bury the body and swear never to talk about what happened.
Thirty years later Tommy Devereax has become a best-selling thriller writer, using the memory of that day and the demonically seductive young woman as a basis for each of his popular female villains. Though he has never told anyone about his past--not even his wife or children--Tommy uses his writing as his therapy. He is finally ready to tell the world the story of what happened, even if he disguises the killing as fiction. A teaser chapter describing the incident is released in his latest hardback. A woman approaches Tommy in public one day and asks for an autograph, leaving behind a note for Tommy to find.
The note reads:
You didn't even change my name.
She's come back, threatening to divulge to the world Tommy's darkest secret unless he agrees to do everything she asks of him. Thus begins a deadly cat-and mouse game that can only end with one or both of their destructions.
Please visit my website at www.carterwilson.com for more updates.
I hope your 2013 has been a good one so far, and wishing you well as we enter the best time of year--Halloween season.
Cheers,
Carter
me@carterwilson.com
June 25, 2012
The odds are against you.
Whew. Ok. Wow. The book is out.
I didn’t quite believe it was going to happen. No real reason why, except the path to a published book is plagued (or perhaps blessed?) with rejections. I once heard a statistic (and have no idea its validity) that a fiction writer has about a one-percent chance of getting an agent, and those who do have about a one-percent chance of getting published. Consider my own stats:
Began writing in 2003. First book took only 90 days to write. I researched on how to find an agent. Started writing query letters and sending them out. After a least a year and approximately 80 rejections, I was lucky enough to get an agent (the best one of the lot, I dare say).
Said agent, Pam, had me make revisions to the book and then began sending it out to publishers. Again, took about a year. Wholeheartedly rejected by all she had sent it to, maybe 17 to 20 publishers.
Second book took about a year to write. Same process. Rejected over the course of the ensuing year (though we came really close with one publisher).
Third book. Repeat. Fourth book. Repeat. About once a month or so I would get an e-mail from Pam that always started with the word alas.
Fifth book, FINAL CROSSING (originally titled SYNDROME, by the way) took almost a year-and-a-half to write. I like to think it was because I was becoming a better writer, but it probably had something to do with starting a new job, going through a divorce, and adjusting to being a single parent. Writing was (and still is) done in fits and bursts, squeezed into the minutes that aren’t consumed by everything that demands my attention. I can’t remember exactly, but I think we were close to exhausting the list of publishers with FINAL CROSSING before it finally sold to Vantage Point Books, a new imprint. I received the call from my agent when I was on vacation in Breckenridge with my kids, my girlfriend, and her son. June 2011. A surreal moment, indeed.
One year later (and many ups and downs on the way), the book is out. When my box of author copies arrived just last week, I was alone at home. I opened it up and saw my printed work for the first time. Honestly? Nothing quite like that feeling in the world.
Had my launch party last week at one of my favorite places in Boulder to write, a restaurant called Aji. They make their margaritas strong. I’ve included some photos from the event.
Some things to know about the book:
· Available online everywhere. Making its way to stores, so I’m not really sure which shops you might find it in at the moment.
· Will be out on Kindle in a week or two.
· There are giveaways going on for it right now on Goodreads, Bookclubbing, and Shelf Awareness, so check that out.
· If you’re in the local area and your book club reads FINAL CROSSING, I’d be happy to come and meet with your club.
· Great reviews so far on Amazon and Goodreads!
OK, that’s it for now. I hope you pick up a copy of the book. If you like it, please consider giving it a positive review on Amazon. If you hated it, well, just remember, if you can’t say anything nice…
All my best, and thank you.Final Crossing: A Novel of Suspense
I didn’t quite believe it was going to happen. No real reason why, except the path to a published book is plagued (or perhaps blessed?) with rejections. I once heard a statistic (and have no idea its validity) that a fiction writer has about a one-percent chance of getting an agent, and those who do have about a one-percent chance of getting published. Consider my own stats:
Began writing in 2003. First book took only 90 days to write. I researched on how to find an agent. Started writing query letters and sending them out. After a least a year and approximately 80 rejections, I was lucky enough to get an agent (the best one of the lot, I dare say).
Said agent, Pam, had me make revisions to the book and then began sending it out to publishers. Again, took about a year. Wholeheartedly rejected by all she had sent it to, maybe 17 to 20 publishers.
Second book took about a year to write. Same process. Rejected over the course of the ensuing year (though we came really close with one publisher).
Third book. Repeat. Fourth book. Repeat. About once a month or so I would get an e-mail from Pam that always started with the word alas.
Fifth book, FINAL CROSSING (originally titled SYNDROME, by the way) took almost a year-and-a-half to write. I like to think it was because I was becoming a better writer, but it probably had something to do with starting a new job, going through a divorce, and adjusting to being a single parent. Writing was (and still is) done in fits and bursts, squeezed into the minutes that aren’t consumed by everything that demands my attention. I can’t remember exactly, but I think we were close to exhausting the list of publishers with FINAL CROSSING before it finally sold to Vantage Point Books, a new imprint. I received the call from my agent when I was on vacation in Breckenridge with my kids, my girlfriend, and her son. June 2011. A surreal moment, indeed.
One year later (and many ups and downs on the way), the book is out. When my box of author copies arrived just last week, I was alone at home. I opened it up and saw my printed work for the first time. Honestly? Nothing quite like that feeling in the world.
Had my launch party last week at one of my favorite places in Boulder to write, a restaurant called Aji. They make their margaritas strong. I’ve included some photos from the event.
Some things to know about the book:
· Available online everywhere. Making its way to stores, so I’m not really sure which shops you might find it in at the moment.
· Will be out on Kindle in a week or two.
· There are giveaways going on for it right now on Goodreads, Bookclubbing, and Shelf Awareness, so check that out.
· If you’re in the local area and your book club reads FINAL CROSSING, I’d be happy to come and meet with your club.
· Great reviews so far on Amazon and Goodreads!
OK, that’s it for now. I hope you pick up a copy of the book. If you like it, please consider giving it a positive review on Amazon. If you hated it, well, just remember, if you can’t say anything nice…
All my best, and thank you.Final Crossing: A Novel of Suspense
