The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
A podcast by Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra - Thursdays
284 Episodes
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The Black List: The Future of Storytelling
Published: 7/11/2024 -
Leveraging Your Characters’ Emotional Complexity
Published: 31/10/2024 -
October Comp Title Bonus Episode
Published: 28/10/2024 -
Dramatizing a Scene so That It Comes to Life on the Page
Published: 24/10/2024 -
Ensuring Your Plot and Climax Match Your Genre
Published: 17/10/2024 -
How Character Relationships Can Reveal Vulnerability and Create High Stakes
Published: 10/10/2024 -
Balancing Scene Work and Interiority
Published: 3/10/2024 -
September Comp Titles Segment
Published: 2/10/2024 -
Bumper September Bonus Episode
Published: 30/09/2024 -
Insights from NYT bestselling authors, Liane Moriarty and Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Published: 26/09/2024 -
Digging Deep to Find Your Characters’ Messy Emotions
Published: 19/09/2024 -
Problem-Solving Your Way Through a Story
Published: 12/09/2024 -
Making Something Unexpected Happen in Your Opening Pages
Published: 5/09/2024 -
Coco Mellors' Incredible Insights on Writing
Published: 29/08/2024 -
August Bonus: Insights from Fiona Barton and Jean Meltzer
Published: 26/08/2024 -
Writing the So-Called ‘Unlikable Protagonist’
Published: 22/08/2024 -
The Idea of Writing the Book That Doesn’t Exist
Published: 15/08/2024 -
Why You Shouldn’t Make Every Change Your Beta Readers Suggest
Published: 8/08/2024 -
Working With an Agent on Edits Ahead of Submission
Published: 1/08/2024 -
From Self-Publishing to Traditional Publishing: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Published: 29/07/2024
This is a podcast for emerging writers who want to improve the quality of their work and learn more about the publishing industry. Your one host, Bianca Marais (the bestselling author of 'The Witches of Moonshyne Manor') interviews authors, agents, editors and just about anyone and everyone who's involved in bringing a book to market. She's joined by her cohosts, literary agents Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra from P.S. Literary Agency, who read and critique query letters as well as opening pages in their Books with Hooks segment. Expect good advice, honest insights, and a few laughs along the way.