Insights from Acquisitions Editors & Working on Author Collaborations
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly, CeCe, and Bianca are joined by two acquisitions editors at Atria Books, Elizabeth Hitti and Melanie Iglesias. Melanie is a senior editor at Atria Books and ...
7 Mars 20241h 15min
Being Intentional With Your Novel's Timeline
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Bianca, Carly and CeCe discuss the importance of specifying between awards for published and unpublished manuscripts; the difficulty with trying to sell a book who...
29 Feb 20241h 6min
Bumper February Bonus Episode
In today's Bumper February Bonus Episode, Bianca kicks it off by interviewing interviews tech anthropologist and author, Nikki Payne. They discuss her latest novel, Sex, Lies, and Sensibility, a retel...
26 Feb 20242h 21min
How Some Stories Need You to Become a Better Writer Before Telling Them
In today's Books with Hooks segment, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe are joined by emerging author, Sarah. They discuss ways to make a novel sound less quiet in a query; the necessity of a hook; when it's acc...
22 Feb 20241h 6min
Torturing Your Characters in the Second Act
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly discuss small tweaks for an overall 'fantastic' query; a good example of framing and planting curiosity seeds; starting a novel with a scene where ...
15 Feb 20241h 11min
How Writing Contests Can Help Launch Your Career
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly critique an upmarket/southern-gothic query and a book club romance. They discuss a "perfect" first query paragraph; the importance of accurate fram...
8 Feb 20241h 1min
Insights from NYT Bestselling Authors, Ali Hazelwood and Kiley Reid
In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe discuss the need for specificity with regard to plot details when you have a more psychological book/concept; avoiding too much backstory in the op...
1 Feb 20241h 38min
January Bonus Episode
In today's January Bonus Episode, Bianca interviews Jami Attenberg, author of 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round. They discuss Jami's 1000 Words o...
29 Jan 20241h 38min
