When You're Not Able to Let Go of a Rejected Manuscript
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe kick it back old school and both discuss the same three submissions. During the chat, they address dialing back on the exposition in the opening pages; keep...
24 Maalis 20221h 15min
How Specificity Brings a Story to Life, Answering Your Questions, and a Bookseller Gives You Comps
In today's BONUS EPISODE, Bianca first chats with Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of The Love of My Life, about when a story forces a plotter to become a pantser; figuring out how to work in backstory...
21 Maalis 20221h 29min
How to be Creative During Difficult Times
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca is joined by guest agent, Emmy Nordstrom-Higdon from Westwood Creative Artists, who looks at four query letters. Emmy warns against tokenism and avoiding vague com...
17 Maalis 20221h 13min
Bonus Episode: Spotlight on Indie Authors and Publishers & We Answer Your Questions
In today's Bonus Episode, we spotlight two awesome indie authors and publishers. Bianca first chats with Maggie Smith, author of Truth and Other Lies, about using the same title as another book; being...
14 Maalis 20221h 13min
How to Ensure Each Scene is Doing the Heavy Lifting
In today's Books with Hooks, Kelly and Paul join Carly and CeCe to discuss their submissions. During the segment, we discuss the difference between dual timelines and flashbacks; the importance of you...
10 Maalis 20221h 16min
BONUS EPISODE: Jesse Thistle's Advice to Memoirists & Our First Q&A Session
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Jesse Thistle, author of the bestselling and award-winning memoir, From the Ashes, about the difference between memoir and biography; thinking about what yo...
7 Maalis 202250min
Writerly Insights with Bestselling Author, Elin Hilderbrand
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe tackle two queries each. In the process, they discuss how you have less time to get to the inciting incident in a YA novel; being mindful of ‘telling’ that ...
3 Maalis 20221h 21min
Writing Romance Masterclass
In today's BONUS EPISODE, we do a deep dive into the romance genre. Bianca first chats with Farah Heron, author of Accidentally Engaged and Tahira in Bloom, about the sub-genres of romance; how romanc...
28 Helmi 202253min
