The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

A podcast by Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra - Thursdays

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309 Episodes

  1. A Genre Guide, What Postcard Scenes Are, Resources Available to Writers, and a Bookstagrammer Gives You Comps

    Published: 20/06/2022
  2. May Cobb's Insights on Writing

    Published: 16/06/2022
  3. Tips for Romance Writers, Blurred Genres & We Answer Your Questions

    Published: 13/06/2022
  4. Trusting Your Subconscious and Yourself

    Published: 9/06/2022
  5. Breaking the Rules & The Importance of Juxtaposition & A Bookstagrammer Gives You Comps

    Published: 6/06/2022
  6. How Racism in the US Pushed Tara M. Stringfellow to Write Memphis

    Published: 2/06/2022
  7. Combating Query Fatigue & A Bookseller Gives You Comps

    Published: 30/05/2022
  8. The Poetic Efficiency of Writing Well at the Line Level - Emma Straub

    Published: 26/05/2022
  9. Pacing at a Chapter Level, How the Industry is Faring, and We Answer Your Questions

    Published: 23/05/2022
  10. The Secret to Incorporating Backstory

    Published: 19/05/2022
  11. Being Out on Sub, Drafting vs Revising Mode, Answering Your Questions and Comps Titles

    Published: 16/05/2022
  12. Emily Henry's Advice for Writing Good Dialogue

    Published: 12/05/2022
  13. What Makes an Editor Fall in Love with a Book & How to Manage Your Writerly Anxiety & A Bookseller Gives You Comps

    Published: 9/05/2022
  14. The Difference Between Memoir and Recollection

    Published: 5/05/2022
  15. Setting as Character, How Your Journey Will Be Unique, and We Answer Your Questions

    Published: 2/05/2022
  16. How to Make 'Quiet' Novels Unputdownable

    Published: 28/04/2022
  17. Middle-Grade Fiction, Rom-coms, and a Bookseller Gives You Comps

    Published: 25/04/2022
  18. Making Structural Choices to Best Serve a Particular Story

    Published: 21/04/2022
  19. Writing and Rewriting a Novel Until It's Ready & We Answer Your Questions

    Published: 18/04/2022
  20. The Importance of Endings - Lisa Scottoline

    Published: 14/04/2022

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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.

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