Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCombating Query Fatigue & A Bookseller Gives You Comps
Season 10
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After, about setting a book in Canada; her journey to publication…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Poetic Efficiency of Writing Well at the Line Level - Emma Straub
Season 10 Episode 7
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each discuss the same three queries, unpacking why queries are meant to be short and sweet; the differenc…
3 years, 10 months ago
Pacing at a Chapter Level, How the Industry is Faring, and We Answer Your Questions
Season 10
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Hanny Mary McKinnon, author of NEVER COMING HOME, about how to write characters that we root for even tho…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Secret to Incorporating Backstory
Season 10 Episode 6
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each critique two query letters. In the process they discuss closing the distance between narrator and re…
3 years, 10 months ago
Being Out on Sub, Drafting vs Revising Mode, Answering Your Questions and Comps Titles
Season 10
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca first chats with Jessica Payne, author of Make Me Disappear, about getting "the call"; how long the editorial proces…
3 years, 10 months ago
Emily Henry's Advice for Writing Good Dialogue
Season 10 Episode 5
In today's Books with Hooks, we're joined by Paige and Rianne who submitted their work for critique. Carly and CeCe discuss how to make your query pr…
3 years, 10 months ago
What Makes an Editor Fall in Love with a Book & How to Manage Your Writerly Anxiety & A Bookseller Gives You Comps
Season 10
In today's Bonus Episode, CeCe chats with Sarah Cantin, Executive Editor at St. Martin's Publishing Group and the editor of the #BookswithHooksBC pic…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Difference Between Memoir and Recollection
Season 10 Episode 4
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each review two query letters. In the process, they discuss being specific with hooks and ensuring that y…
3 years, 11 months ago
Setting as Character, How Your Journey Will Be Unique, and We Answer Your Questions
Season 10
In today’s Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Jennifer Fawcett, author of Beneath the Stairs, about her publishing journey; positioning yourself in the…
3 years, 11 months ago
How to Make 'Quiet' Novels Unputdownable
Season 10 Episode 3
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe evaluate the same three query letters, discussing developing character while developing plot; leveraging …
3 years, 11 months ago