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The Journey of Worthless

justcarterauthor

Jan 31
3 min

The Journey of Worthless

Since Worthless is the first book of mine getting published, I’ve been asked if it was the most recent or only book I’ve written. Well, if you’ve seen my ‘The Muse or the Mood’ blog post, you’ll know it definitely wasn’t the only book I wrote. Night, it wasn’t even my most recent when Aethon picked it up. So, let’s talk a bit about how I got to the point I’ll have a book (trilogy) getting published in a few months. Worthless was kind of the second full book I wrote, after Bor

What’s in a name?

justcarterauthor

Jan 31
2 min

What’s in a name?

I’ve had editors, agents, and beta readers all ask me about X’s name. Is that really his name? Is it just a placeholder? Did you drop your creativity and forget to pick it back up? I’ll let you in on a little secret – yes and no. Before we get to the name, let’s go back to where Worthless started – the ending. Before I knew anything else about the book, I knew how I wanted it to end. I could see how the final scenes / chapters played out in my head, and no matter what came be

The Muse and the Mood

justcarterauthor

Jan 31
3 min

The Muse and the Mood

Story, character, setting, and flow – where do these ideas all come from? (Yes, flow might be an odd choice for this, but hold on, I’ll get to it.) At the point of writing this blog post, I’d say I’ve written: 8 Complete books (1 trilogy, 4 books that each start their own trilogies, and 1 standalone) 6 short stories (15-30k words each, so maybe not so short) 2.5 books (of a 9-book series I had in my head) that will never see the light of day (seriously, how could I have ever