Shooting the Shit About Memoirs That Sell and The Publicity Delusion
Carly and CeCe are back! This week they chat about audiobook double-dipping stats, the behind-the-scenes “fires” agents constantly put out (covers, contracts, timelines, leverage), and whether traditi...
2 Maalis 50min
Double Hooks & Power Imbalances
In this episode of Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly workshop two anonymous submissions—a YA dystopian and an adult thriller—breaking down what’s working, what’s missing, and how to level both...
26 Helmi 46min
February Bonus Episode
February’s bonus episode is packed with oodles of amazing writing tips from incredible authors. In part one of this month’s bonus episode, Bianca, connects with bestselling thriller author Robyn Hardi...
23 Helmi 1h 23min
The Anatomy of an Opening
In this week’s episode, Bianca connects with rising women’s-fiction author Mara Williams. Mara shares her winding road to publication, the Books with Hooks → beta reader → agent pipeline, and why comm...
19 Helmi 32min
Shooting The Shit About Our Publishing Pet Peeves and What To Do When Your One “Yes” Is A “No”
This week’s Shooting the Shit is pure publishing chaos — in the best way. CeCe and Carly swap hilariously relatable publishing pet peeves (reply-all disasters, missing phone numbers, email thread nigh...
16 Helmi 49min
How to Make Agents Curious While Also Impressing Them With Your Line Level Writing
In this special Books with Hooks segment, the team sits down with author Sarah Miller-Adams to workshop her query letter for Bilateral Breathing, an upmarket, literary-leaning novel about three mid-ca...
12 Helmi 52min
Shooting the Shit About Editors Quiet Quitting and the Unpaid Labour of Agents
Carly and CeCe are Shooting the Sh*t About what’s driving them crazy (and cracking them up) in publishing this week — from “quiet quitting” on option books and editors who ghost, to why a brilliant no...
9 Helmi 48min
The Long Game of Publishing
In part one of this week’s double author interview, Bianca sits down with executive by day and dark-fiction writer by night, Marisa Walz. They talk about her chilling debut novel ‘Good Intentions’ and...
5 Helmi 58min
