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January Bonus Episode
Season 19
In today's January Bonus Episode, Bianca interviews Jami Attenberg, author of 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Producti…
2 years, 2 months ago
How the Close Third Person POV Can Get You Closer Than First Person
Season 17 Episode 2
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe are joined by guest listener, Erica. They discuss the need to illustrate external plot points wi…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Dos and Don’ts When Writing For Children
Season 19 Episode 1
In today's Books with Hooks, CeCe and Carly discuss what agents look for with a resubmission; the issue with starting with themes in a query letter; …
2 years, 2 months ago
Creating intimacy With Your Reader
Season 18 Episode 10
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe discuss the importance of eliminating any confusion in your query; the distinction between having a 'perf…
2 years, 2 months ago
Working with a Writing Coach
Season 18 Episode 9
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe are joined by guest Alicia Clancy, executive editor at Lake Union Publishing. They discuss the need to es…
2 years, 3 months ago
Finding Your Voice
Season 18 Episode 8
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe discuss an example of an excellent hook and query letter in general; the issues with beginning y…
2 years, 3 months ago
December Bonus Episode
Season 17
In today's December Bonus Episode, Bianca interviews Sarah Lariviere, YA author of The Bad Kid, Time Travel for Love and Profit, and the upcoming, Ri…
2 years, 3 months ago
What to do When a Scene is Falling Flat
Season 18 Episode 7
In today's Books with Hooks, CeCe, Carly, and Bianca are joined by Harvey to discuss his submission. They chat about illustrating plot escalation in …
2 years, 3 months ago
Writing with Respect and Authenticity
Season 18 Episode 6
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly, CeCe, and Bianca discuss a historical mystery and a women's fiction query. They chat about whether starting from …
2 years, 3 months ago
How Writing Interiority is Like Squeezing an Orange
Season 17 Episode 5
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe are joined by guest, Ronnie Alvarado, a senior editor at Simon Element. They discuss two queries…
2 years, 4 months ago