Caroline Leavitt’s Insights and Encouragement
In today’s Book with Hooks, Carly and CeCe critique two listener queries, a resubmission and a YA fantasy. They discuss the issue of starting with a protagonist that has a 'simple, stable' life; a gre...
25 Apr 20241h 8min
Figuring Out What Genre You Should Be Writing In
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a children's picture book and a literary fiction query. They discuss avoiding vagueness, no matter the genre; using illustrator notes in a...
18 Apr 20241h
Choosing the Best POVs for a Multi-POV Novel
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe are joined by guest agent, Jo Ramsay, to critique two queries. They discuss the issue of withholding too much plot in a query; highlighting the stakes in yo...
11 Apr 20241h 4min
Insights from Mary Kubica
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly and CeCe discuss choosing a unique title for your work; having a strong plot connection between your main characters in a multi POV novel; avoiding situation...
4 Apr 20241h 7min
Defining Book Club Fiction
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe discuss keeping your author bio paragraph concise; the need for causality in a plot paragraph; paying attention to the language you use in a query ...
28 Mar 20241h 6min
March Bonus Episode
In this month’s bonus episode, Bianca interviews game designer, curator, and writer, Holly Gramazio to discuss her debut novel, The Husbands. The two discuss Holly's journey to publication; the novel’...
25 Mar 202453min
How Research Should Inform a Novel Without Leaving Too Many Fingerprints
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly, CeCe, and Bianca are joined by Ron, to discuss his query submission. They chat about Ron's curiosity-inducing first query paragraph; the line between giving away to...
21 Mar 20241h 10min
Balancing Curiosity Seeds and Tension Without Making the Reader Feel Cheated
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe discuss the need for external pressure in your major dramatic question; the three sets of questions that create tension at the beginning of a stor...
14 Mar 20241h 5min
