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The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra

This is a podcast for emerging writers who want to improve the quality of their work and learn more about the publishing... more

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Episodes

Keeping the Plot Moving Forward

In today's Books with Hooks segment, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe discuss keeping names in a query to a minimum; an... more

30 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Bumper Edition March Bonus Episode

In today's bumper Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Amy Tector, author of three novels which have all been released in... more

27 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 22 minutes
How to Know When You Need a Prologue

In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe discuss the line between YA and adult historical fiction; category mashups; plausibility... more

23 Mar 2023 · 59 minutes
How to Ensure Your Characters Aren’t Just Puppets Being Manipulated Through a Plot

In today's Books with Hooks segment, Dongwon Song, an agent at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency who specializes in the sci-fi... more

16 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
Rebecca Makkai's Writing Insights

In today’s Books With Hooks, Carly and Cece co-critique two queries, discussing showing how the protagonist is propelled on their journey; dealing with major dramatic... more

09 Mar 2023 · 56 minutes
Writing About Trauma

In today’s Books With Hooks, which is our 100th segment, Carly and CeCe each critique two queries, discussing comps; clear... more

02 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Jam-packed February Bonus Episode

In today's jam-packed Bonus Episode, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe answer questions about whether dark novels and WWII novels have a place in the... more

27 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 53 minutes
Being Intentional With Setting

In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca speaks to guest agent, Emmy Nordstrom-Higdon, about five submissions including middle grade queries, a... more

23 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Grady Hendrix’s Insights on Writing

In the latest Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each critique two queries and discuss pitching only one genre; having... more

16 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Books That Get a Lot of Buzz

In today's Books with Hooks, Carly, CeCe, and Bianca are joined by listeners Marnie and Karisa. In the process, they... more

09 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Writing About Trauma
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In today’s Books With Hooks, which is our 100th segment, Carly and CeCe each critique two queries, discussing comps; clear and compelling... more