The Secret to Incorporating Backstory
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each critique two query letters. In the process they discuss closing the distance between narrator and reader; ensuring the reader knows exactly who to root...
19 Maj 20221h 19min
Being Out on Sub, Drafting vs Revising Mode, Answering Your Questions and Comps Titles
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca first chats with Jessica Payne, author of Make Me Disappear, about getting "the call"; how long the editorial process can take before going on sub; how publishing is l...
16 Maj 20221h 19min
Emily Henry's Advice for Writing Good Dialogue
In today's Books with Hooks, we're joined by Paige and Rianne who submitted their work for critique. Carly and CeCe discuss how to make your query properly voicey and following the ‘language’ of your ...
12 Maj 20221h 11min
What Makes an Editor Fall in Love with a Book & How to Manage Your Writerly Anxiety & A Bookseller Gives You Comps
In today's Bonus Episode, CeCe chats with Sarah Cantin, Executive Editor at St. Martin's Publishing Group and the editor of the #BookswithHooksBC pick, The Ballerinas. They discuss what made Sarah fal...
9 Maj 20221h 24min
The Difference Between Memoir and Recollection
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe each review two query letters. In the process, they discuss being specific with hooks and ensuring that you're labeling/branding novel genres correctly; how...
5 Maj 20221h 14min
Setting as Character, How Your Journey Will Be Unique, and We Answer Your Questions
In today’s Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Jennifer Fawcett, author of Beneath the Stairs, about her publishing journey; positioning yourself in the market for editors—and why comps and knowing your ...
2 Maj 20221h 1min
How to Make 'Quiet' Novels Unputdownable
In today's Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe evaluate the same three query letters, discussing developing character while developing plot; leveraging the reveal in a way that ramps up stakes and tensio...
28 Apr 20221h 30min
Middle-Grade Fiction, Rom-coms, and a Bookseller Gives You Comps
In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Alisha Sevigny, author of The Oracle of Avaris, about the difference between MG and Upper MG; the importance of reading in the genre you want to write in; g...
25 Apr 20221h 6min
