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Balancing Emotional Depth and Action In Your Story
Season 28 Episode 2
In this episode of Books with Hooks, author Judith Jaeger puts her query letter for ‘The Family We Choose’ in the spotlight. Carly and CeCe dig into …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Shooting the Shit: About digital first book deals and negative experiences with writers' contests.
In this episode, Carly and CeCe spill all on their latest conference adventures, dive into the fast-changing world of digital-first publishing, and t…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Insights from Marjan Kamali and Kirsten Miller
Season 28 Episode 1
Today’s author interview episode features two interviews! The first is with Kirsten Miller, author of The Women of Wild Hill, and the second is with …
6 months ago
Shooting the Shit About External Publicity, Publishing in the age of Kickstarter, and the alleged gambling problem
They’re back! Carly and CeCe are talking about all things publishing — the chaos, the business, and the fun.
This week they dive into:
When (and why) t…6 months ago
Untangling Complex Queries: Writing with Clarity Across Timelines
Season 27 Episode 10
In this episode of Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe break down a speculative query that juggles multiple timelines and POVs. They explore the craft c…
6 months, 1 week ago
September Bonus Episode
It’s bonus episode time! We’re thrilled to welcome back Emilie Sommer for her popular comps segment. But first, Bianca sits down with bestselling au…
6 months, 1 week ago
Plausibility: Serendipity and Kismet vs. Coincidence
Season 27 Episode 9
Bestselling author Bianca Marais sits down with New York Times bestselling author of multiple novels, Marissa Stapley (writing as Julia McKay) to unw…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Shooting the Shit Live From New York!
Fresh off the People of Publishing Conference in NYC, Carly and CeCe spill all the tea! From why newsletters are hotter than ever, to the high-stakes…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Find The Hook in Your Book
Season 27 Episode 8
In this episode of Books with Hooks, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe chat with Leslie, winner of our flash fiction contest, about her query letter for a…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Shooting The Shit: About book blurb culture, how to sell a book in a “tough category” and the Anthropic Settlement
In this episode of Shooting the Shit, Carly and CeCe tackle some of publishing’s messiest realities with their usual mix of honesty and humor. They d…
6 months, 3 weeks ago