Shooting the Shit Live From LA! About Page to Screen and NaNoWriMo
Carly’s reporting live from Los Angeles and CeCe’s just back from a rom-com-gone-wrong trip to Ottawa (complete with flight chaos and airport bathroom glam). From bribing airline staff with books to r...
10 Nov 202547min
Success after 800 Rejections!
Author and agent Jenna Satterthwaite joins Bianca to talk about her new thriller ‘The New Year’s Party’, a murder mystery packed with secrets, friendship, and chaos. Jenna opens up about her 800+ reje...
6 Nov 202538min
Shooting the Shit About Winning Author Mindsets and Agent Submission Timelines
They are back! CeCe’s in Ottawa, Carly’s in LA — but the tea is still hot! They break down Q3 book sales (romance + thrillers took a hit), talk timing for submissions, decode what agent feedback reall...
3 Nov 202549min
When Reality TV Meets Cli-Fi: Hooks, Depth, and the Dreaded Coincidence
In this episode of Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe hold down the fort while Bianca is away—and things get delightfully silly. The duo dig into two very different query letters.First up, a reality-TV-...
30 Okt 202552min
October Bonus Episode
In this month’s bonus episode, award-winning author Amber McBride joins Bianca to talk about ‘The Leaving Room’ — a YA novel in verse that unfolds entirely in the space between life and death. Amber o...
27 Okt 202531min
For The Love of Writing
This week on the podcast (listen to it here or watch it on YouTube!), Bianca interviews Hannah Mary McKinnon about her latest thriller, A Killer Motive. They delve into the intricacies of character de...
23 Okt 202530min
Shooting the Shit: About publishing’s ghosting problem and when sales are “not good”
It’s Fall in publishing — which means colds, caffeine, and chaos. Carly and CeCe catch up after a whirlwind few weeks to unpack two hot topics from listener DMs: what to do if your agent ghosts you, a...
20 Okt 202532min
Balancing Emotional Depth and Action In Your Story
In this episode of Books with Hooks, author Judith Jaeger puts her query letter for ‘The Family We Choose’ in the spotlight. Carly and CeCe dig into what makes a query stand out—clear plot points, lay...
16 Okt 202548min
