Inciting Incidents and Key Events
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each look at one submitted query letter, after which they each discuss a query letter that they ended up representing as an example of what grabs their atte...
27 Loka 20221h 8min
Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions, Give You Comp Titles, and Chat with Susie Yang
In today's Bonus Episode, Carly and CeCe answer all your questions and Emilie Sommer from East City Book Shop gives you comp titles. After which, CeCe chats with Susie Yang, author of White Ivy, which...
24 Loka 20221h 23min
Why You Don't Need an MFA to Become a Better Writer
In today's Books with Hooks, Jael Richardson (author of Gutter Child) joins Carly and CeCe to critique query letters. During the segment, they discuss starting in the right place; using time stamps to...
20 Loka 20221h 4min
The Process When Publishers Acquire a Novel & How to Make Yourself More Marketable
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe are joined by Jennifer and David, two authors who submitted their work for consideration. During the segment, they discuss whether you should have themes in...
13 Loka 20221h 13min
Fleshing Out All of Your Characters, Including the Antagonists
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each review two query letters, in the process discussing overexplaining and taking the readers out of the scene; leaning into your scene from a reader’s per...
6 Loka 20221h 12min
Including Diversity in Your Writing & Always Thinking About Your Reader
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe discuss being clear about your age category and details of the plot; keeping the query letter short; fleshing out character dynamics and not focusing too mu...
29 Syys 20221h 19min
How to Know if You're the Right Person to Tell a Story
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe discuss keeping secrets from the reader vs. keeping them from the character; choosing a variety of comparable titles and authors; relatability to what the c...
22 Syys 20221h 8min
Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions and Give You Comps
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca, Carly and CeCe answer all your burning questions about writing and publishing. After which, Bianca chats with Elizabeth Held, creator of the What to Read substack, wh...
19 Syys 20221h 15min
