Ensuring Your Plot and Climax Match Your Genre
Today, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a speculative fiction query and a literary fiction one. They discuss avoiding confusion in your query letter; using names, rather than pronouns, in queries; ens...
17 Okt 202435min
How Character Relationships Can Reveal Vulnerability and Create High Stakes
In today’s episode, Bianca interviews the Hugo-Award winning and NYT bestselling sci-fi and fantasy author, Alix E. Harrow. They discuss Alix's latest novel, Starling House; her journey to publication...
10 Okt 202436min
Balancing Scene Work and Interiority
Today, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a family saga submission and a psychological thriller. They discuss whether there's a need for personalization at the top of your query; the importance of havi...
3 Okt 202443min
September Comp Titles Segment
In today's second Bonus Episode of the month, Emilie Sommer from East City Bookshop answers all your burning comp title questions!To connect with Emilie Sommer go to https://www.instagram.com/emiliegs...
2 Okt 202442min
Bumper September Bonus Episode
In this month’s bonus episode, Bianca interviews Reese's book pick and best-selling author Marissa Stapley, to discuss her latest, The Lightning Bottles. They chat about the genesis of the novel; taki...
30 Sep 20241h 37min
Insights from NYT bestselling authors, Liane Moriarty and Hannah Nicole Maehrer
In today’s episode, we have two epic author interviews!The first is with NYT best-selling romance-fantasy author, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, and her agent, Brent Taylor. Bianca interviews Hannah and Brent...
26 Sep 20241h 26min
Digging Deep to Find Your Characters’ Messy Emotions
Today, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe discuss a humorous contemporary fiction query and an upmarket book club query. They discuss clearly defining your genre; the importance of time stamps when you have a ti...
19 Sep 202438min
Problem-Solving Your Way Through a Story
In today’s author interview, Bianca interviews Amanda Peters, author of Waiting for the Long Night Moon, which is a collection of short stories. Amanda reads the first short story in the collection, a...
12 Sep 202436min
