Writing That Evokes All the Feels
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly are joined by guest literary agent, Mary C. Moore. They critique a resubmission and a sci-fi query, during which they discuss: the importance of ma...
6 Juni 20241h 10min
Choosing How to Frame Certain Aspects of Your Work
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe are joined by listener, Kelly Fuller, as they critique her book club fiction submission. They discuss picking comps that match the genre you're wri...
30 Maj 20241h 15min
May Bonus Episode
In this month’s bonus episode, Bianca chats with Courtney Preiss to discuss her debut novel, Welcome Home, Caroline Kline. They speak about the inspiration behind Courtney's novel and her journey to p...
27 Maj 20241h 28min
A Debut Experience All Authors Dream Of
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a YA submission and a literary coming-of-age horror. They discuss avoiding using repetitive language in a query; considering SEO when choo...
23 Maj 20241h
Insights from Publishing Phenomenon, Veronica Roth
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a literary fiction query and a high concept YA fantasy query. They discuss the necessity of being specific with plot details and your prot...
16 Maj 202456min
Rewriting Instead of Giving Up
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe are joined by Paige to discuss her query for her action-adventure romance novel. They discuss the importance of spelling out your protagonist's mot...
9 Maj 20241h 14min
Metaphor and Meaning in Memoir
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe are joined by two guests, author Rachel Kapelke-Dale and her agent, Sarah Phair. They discuss ensuring your comps align with each other and with yo...
2 Maj 20241h 28min
April Bonus Episode: Writing Without a Pricetag
In this month’s bonus episode, Bianca interviews poet, novelist, and Chair of the Amherst Writers (AWA), Sue Reynolds. They discuss the AWA workshop method and how it differs from other workshops; wha...
29 Apr 20241h 14min
