May Cobb's Insights on Writing
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe look at the same 3 queries, discussing a technique for discerning whether your plot points are too internal; the difficulties of having a very emotional cha...
16 Jun 20221h 14min
Tips for Romance Writers, Blurred Genres & We Answer Your Questions
In today's Bonus Episode, Femi Omotade joins us as a guest interviewer to chat with Ava Wilder, author of How to Fake It in Hollywood, to chat about tropes and elements that are not as prominent anymo...
13 Jun 20221h 25min
Trusting Your Subconscious and Yourself
In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe evaluate the same three query letters, and in the process, they offer solutions for when your novel doesn’t seem to have any similar comps; remind us of the...
9 Jun 20221h 8min
Breaking the Rules & The Importance of Juxtaposition & A Bookstagrammer Gives You Comps
In today’s Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Hannah Orenstein, author of Meant to Be Mine, about drawing on personal connections for characters; getting an opening chapter to work by breaking the rules...
6 Jun 20221h 10min
How Racism in the US Pushed Tara M. Stringfellow to Write Memphis
In today's Books with Hooks, we're joined by two authors who submitted their work for critique. In the segment, Carly, CeCe and Bianca discuss when it’s appropriate for a character to be a curmudgeon;...
2 Jun 20221h 24min
Combating Query Fatigue & A Bookseller Gives You Comps
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After, about setting a book in Canada; her journey to publication; the importance of reaching out to fellow authors ...
30 Mai 20221h 24min
The Poetic Efficiency of Writing Well at the Line Level - Emma Straub
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each discuss the same three queries, unpacking why queries are meant to be short and sweet; the difference between a setup and a reveal; agent burnout and p...
26 Mai 20221h 21min
Pacing at a Chapter Level, How the Industry is Faring, and We Answer Your Questions
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Hanny Mary McKinnon, author of NEVER COMING HOME, about how to write characters that we root for even though they’re bad; pacing at a scene or chapter level...
23 Mai 20221h 2min
