Podcast Episodes

Middle-Grade Fiction, Rom-coms, and a Bookseller Gives You Comps

Season 10

In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Alisha Sevigny, author of The Oracle of Avaris, about the difference between MG and Upper MG; the importa…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Making Structural Choices to Best Serve a Particular Story

Season 10 Episode 2

In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe are joined by Kim and Jessica who submitted their queries for critique. They discuss how to elevate a que…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Writing and Rewriting a Novel Until It's Ready & We Answer Your Questions

Season 10

In today’s BONUS EPISODE, Bianca chats with Matt Bell, author of Refuse to be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts, about how teach…

3 years, 11 months ago

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The Importance of Endings - Lisa Scottoline

Season 10 Episode 1

In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe evaluate two submissions each and discuss not feeding the reader all the information right up front; how …

3 years, 11 months ago

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Framing Scenes, Writing a YA Series, and A Bookseller Recommends Comps

Season 9

In today's jam-packed Bonus Episode, Bianca first chats with Grant Ginder,  author of Let's Not Do That Again, about “unlikable” characters and what …

3 years, 11 months ago

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Organically Integrating Backstory and Context

Season 9 Episode 9

In today's Books with Hooks, Hannah and Beth join Carly and CeCe to discuss their submissions. During the chat, Carly and CeCe chat about the differe…

4 years ago

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Fictional Beginnings and Non-Fictional Story Arcs & a Bookseller Recommends Comps

Season 9

In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Lee Gowan, author of The Beautiful Place about taking twelve years to finish a novel; the process of figu…

4 years ago

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How the Original Pitch Copy and Framing Device Can Change During Edits

Season 9 Episode 8

In today’s special episode of Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe welcome author Rachel Kapelke-Dale and her agent Sarah Phair to offer feedback on thre…

4 years ago

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What Chloe and Olivia Have Learned Along the Way & A Bookseller Offers Comps

Season 9

In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca begins by chatting with Chloe Benjamin, bestselling author of The Immortalists, about handling the perfectionism-ind…

4 years ago

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When You're Not Able to Let Go of a Rejected Manuscript

Season 9 Episode 7

In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe kick it back old school and both discuss the same three submissions. During the chat, they address dialin…

4 years ago

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