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Back to SearchHow to Know When You're Ready to Query Agents
Season 5 Episode 10
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss not being vague in your query letter; letting us know what’s at stake for a character; w…
4 years, 7 months ago
BONUS EPISODE: How to Make Your Imaginary Worlds Come Alive Through Worldbuilding
Season 5 Episode 9
In this bonus episode, Bianca chats with Andrew Wall of Craft Better Books about everything you need to know about worldbuilding. Whether you write a…
4 years, 8 months ago
Finding a Hook & Writing Dual POV Stories - Andrea Bartz
Season 5 Episode 8
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss what an action prologue is and the pitfalls of using it; telling us what characters like …
4 years, 8 months ago
From the Archives: 10 Harsh Truths Writers Need to Know
Season 2 Episode 1
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with literary agent and author, Cece Lyra, about the 10 harsh truths writers need to know about writing and pub…
4 years, 8 months ago
Writing Intuitively Without Plotting or Outlining - Samantha Downing
Season 5 Episode 7
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly reveals that she's a bionic super agent! CeCe and Carly also discuss mixing up your sentences so they don’…
4 years, 8 months ago
BONUS EPISODE: Delving into the Author/Editor Relationship
Season 5
In today's jam-packed bonus episode, Carly chats with author, Jael Richardson, and HarperCollins Senior Editorial Director, Jennifer Lambert, about t…
4 years, 8 months ago
Curiosity May Kill the Cat but it Makes a Writer
Season 5 Episode 6
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss avoiding wordiness in your opening pages; how writing is a dance and you’re leading, but …
4 years, 8 months ago
BONUS EPISODE: What it Takes to be a Successful Indie Author
Season 5 Episode 5
In this BONUS episode, Carly is joined by her client and indie author, Kiersten Modglin, to chat about what it takes to be a successful indie author…
4 years, 8 months ago
Reading: The DIY MFA
Season 5 Episode 6
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss giving your characters the opportunity to react to big events; only including what's esse…
4 years, 8 months ago
From the Archives: Two Opposing Views on Handling Tricky Backstory
Season 5
Bianca Marais, finishes her discussion with Lisa Cron, author of Story Genius and Wired for Story. In this second of two episodes, Lisa unpacks her a…
4 years, 8 months ago