Making Something Unexpected Happen in Your Opening Pages
In today’s Book with Hooks episode, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique an upmarket women's fiction query and a dark romance one (spicy content warning!). They discuss the need for cause and effect betwe...
5 Sep 202447min
Coco Mellors' Incredible Insights on Writing
In today's Books with Hooks, we’re throwing it back to an early backlist segment.After which Bianca interviews bestselling author, Coco Mellors, to discuss her latest novel, Blue Sisters. They discuss...
29 Aug 20241h 16min
August Bonus: Insights from Fiona Barton and Jean Meltzer
In this month’s bonus episode, Bianca interviews writer, journalist, and author Fiona Barton. They discuss the resounding success of Fiona's debut, The Widow, and its unique journey to publication; th...
26 Aug 20241h 5min
Writing the So-Called ‘Unlikable Protagonist’
In today's Books with Hooks, we’re throwing it back to an early backlist segment.After which, Bianca interviews sisters, Lynne and Valerie Constantine, who write under the pen name, Liv Constantine. T...
22 Aug 20241h 23min
The Idea of Writing the Book That Doesn’t Exist
In today's Books with Hooks, we’re throwing it back to an early backlist segment.After which, CeCe interviews Claire Jiménez, assistant professor and author of What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez. They dis...
15 Aug 20241h 25min
Why You Shouldn’t Make Every Change Your Beta Readers Suggest
In today's Books with Hooks, we’re throwing it back to an early backlist segment.After which, Bianca interviews MK Pagano, author of the YA thriller romance, Girls Who Burn. The two discuss MK's journ...
8 Aug 20241h 12min
Working With an Agent on Edits Ahead of Submission
In today's Books with Hooks, we’re throwing it back to an early backlist segment.After which, CeCe speaks with her very own client, Anamely Salgado Reyes, author of My Mother Cursed My Name. They disc...
1 Aug 20241h 20min
From Self-Publishing to Traditional Publishing: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
In this month’s bonus episode, Bianca interviews Kern Carter, author of And Then There Was Us. They discuss the different routes to publication and the differences between traditional and self publis...
29 Juli 202438min
