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Shooting the Shit...Live from Hawaii! About turning down offers and how best to work with your literary agent.
CeCe’s in island mode, Carly’s snowed in—and the publishing chat is heating up. From lost luggage and red-eye flights to turning down book deals and …
8 months ago
Murder, Metafiction, and Query Letter Mayhem
Season 28 Episode 6
Carly and CeCe are back (with a little Blue Jays banter to start) to dive into two fresh query letters. In this episode, the hosts critique a histori…
8 months, 1 week ago
Shooting the Shit Live From LA! About Page to Screen and NaNoWriMo
Carly’s reporting live from Los Angeles and CeCe’s just back from a rom-com-gone-wrong trip to Ottawa (complete with flight chaos and airport bathroo…
8 months, 1 week ago
Success after 800 Rejections!
Season 28 Episode 5
Author and agent Jenna Satterthwaite joins Bianca to talk about her new thriller ‘The New Year’s Party’, a murder mystery packed with secrets, friend…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Shooting the Shit About Winning Author Mindsets and Agent Submission Timelines
They are back! CeCe’s in Ottawa, Carly’s in LA — but the tea is still hot! They break down Q3 book sales (romance + thrillers took a hit), talk timin…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
When Reality TV Meets Cli-Fi: Hooks, Depth, and the Dreaded Coincidence
Season 28 Episode 4
In this episode of Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe hold down the fort while Bianca is away—and things get delightfully silly. The duo dig into two v…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
October Bonus Episode
In this month’s bonus episode, award-winning author Amber McBride joins Bianca to talk about ‘The Leaving Room’ — a YA novel in verse that unfolds en…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
For The Love of Writing
Season 28 Episode 3
This week on the podcast (listen to it here or watch it on YouTube!), Bianca interviews Hannah Mary McKinnon about her latest thriller, A Killer Moti…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Shooting the Shit: About publishing’s ghosting problem and when sales are “not good”
It’s Fall in publishing — which means colds, caffeine, and chaos. Carly and CeCe catch up after a whirlwind few weeks to unpack two hot topics from l…
9 months ago
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 …
9 months ago