BONUS EPISODE: Delving into the Author/Editor Relationship
In today's jam-packed bonus episode, Carly chats with author, Jael Richardson, and HarperCollins Senior Editorial Director, Jennifer Lambert, about the author/editor relationship. They also discuss ha...
27 Jul 202150min
Curiosity May Kill the Cat but it Makes a Writer
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss avoiding wordiness in your opening pages; how writing is a dance and you’re leading, but the reader is dancing with you; how important world...
22 Jul 20211h 23min
BONUS EPISODE: What it Takes to be a Successful Indie Author
In this BONUS episode, Carly is joined by her client and indie author, Kiersten Modglin, to chat about what it takes to be a successful indie author. Carly and Kiersten discuss why an indie author wo...
20 Jul 202140min
Reading: The DIY MFA
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss giving your characters the opportunity to react to big events; only including what's essential to intrigue an agent in the query letter; not...
15 Jul 20211h 12min
From the Archives: Two Opposing Views on Handling Tricky Backstory
Bianca Marais, finishes her discussion with Lisa Cron, author of Story Genius and Wired for Story. In this second of two episodes, Lisa unpacks her approach to backstory. Weighing in with an opposing ...
12 Jul 202141min
Pitches, Loglines and Queries
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss quiet plots; using the #MeToo hashtag; deciding what kind of author you want to be; plausibility in fiction; the 'looking back' vibe; and ho...
8 Jul 20211h 8min
From the Archives: The Biggest Mistake Writers Make: Lisa Cron
Bianca Marais, chats with Lisa Cron, author of Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)...
5 Jul 202133min
Focusing on Tension Rather Than Plot - Emily Henry
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss prioritizing plot and character over voice in a query letter; giving an old trope a fresh twist; why love at first sight is so tough to writ...
1 Jul 20211h 21min
