Welcoming Critique & Using the Hank 'Tuck' Method
In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe critique two queries each, discussing strong hooks; coincidences; describing a character indirectly; grief, day-to-day, and voicey-ness in the pages; submit...
2 Feb 20231h 4min
The Different Routes to Publication
In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe critique two queries each, discussing catchy titles; voice-y and specific details in queries; using line breaks; grounding readers in the scene; using oppor...
26 Jan 20231h 7min
Writing About Grief & We Answer Your Questions & We Give You Comp Titles
In today’s jampacked Bonus Episode, Carly and CeCe answer all your questions, tackling the difference between trade and academic publishing; using a title that already exists; the use of historical sl...
23 Jan 20231h 47min
Finding Mentors in Your Writing Journey
In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly, CeCe and Bianca look at two queries, in the process discussing a metafiction query letter; the idea of having characters written by other authors being used in your...
19 Jan 20231h 8min
Pitching a Book Before You Write It
In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe critique two queries each, in the process discussing the concept of a protagonist knowing their fate or path; the importance of imbalance in the opening sce...
12 Jan 20231h 6min
Seize the Day and Write the Book!
In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe critique two queries each, in the process discussing extraordinarily long query letters; why it’s tricky to have a character whose ultimate goal is death; i...
5 Jan 20231h 11min
Using Emotional Memories in Writing & Our End-of-Year Wrap Up
In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe critique two queries each, in the process discussing putting your own spin on a classic trope; writing physical descriptions of characters; the difficulties...
29 Des 20221h 16min
Writing Tightly on a Scene Level & Keeping Your Characters in Motion
In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe critique two queries each, in the process discussing the pros and cons of epistolary novels; the #ownvoices term being retired; baiting the reader in the op...
22 Des 20221h 33min
