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March Bonus Episode
Season 20
In this month’s bonus episode, Bianca interviews game designer, curator, and writer, Holly Gramazio to discuss her debut novel, The Husbands. The two…
2 years ago
How Research Should Inform a Novel Without Leaving Too Many Fingerprints
Season 19 Episode 10
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly, CeCe, and Bianca are joined by Ron, to discuss his query submission. They chat about Ron's curiosity-inducing fir…
2 years ago
Balancing Curiosity Seeds and Tension Without Making the Reader Feel Cheated
Season 19 Episode 9
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe discuss the need for external pressure in your major dramatic question; the three sets of quest…
2 years ago
Insights from Acquisitions Editors & Working on Author Collaborations
Season 18 Episode 8
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly, CeCe, and Bianca are joined by two acquisitions editors at Atria Books, Elizabeth Hitti and Melanie Igles…
2 years, 1 month ago
Being Intentional With Your Novel's Timeline
Season 18 Episode 7
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Bianca, Carly and CeCe discuss the importance of specifying between awards for published and unpublished manuscr…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bumper February Bonus Episode
Season 18
In today's Bumper February Bonus Episode, Bianca kicks it off by interviewing interviews tech anthropologist and author, Nikki Payne. They discuss he…
2 years, 1 month ago
How Some Stories Need You to Become a Better Writer Before Telling Them
Season 19 Episode 6
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe are joined by emerging author, Sarah. They discuss ways to make a novel sound less quiet…
2 years, 1 month ago
Torturing Your Characters in the Second Act
Season 18 Episode 5
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly discuss small tweaks for an overall 'fantastic' query; a good example of framing and planting cu…
2 years, 1 month ago
How Writing Contests Can Help Launch Your Career
Season 19 Episode 4
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly critique an upmarket/southern-gothic query and a book club romance. They discuss a "perfect" fir…
2 years, 2 months ago
Insights from NYT Bestselling Authors, Ali Hazelwood and Kiley Reid
Season 19 Episode 3
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe discuss the need for specificity with regard to plot details when you have a more psychological …
2 years, 2 months ago