The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

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

Thursdays

Categories:

284 Episodes

  1. From the Archives: Two Opposing Views on Handling Tricky Backstory

    Published: 12/07/2021
  2. Pitches, Loglines and Queries

    Published: 8/07/2021
  3. From the Archives: The Biggest Mistake Writers Make: Lisa Cron

    Published: 5/07/2021
  4. Focusing on Tension Rather Than Plot - Emily Henry

    Published: 1/07/2021
  5. Director's Cut Bonus Episode: 3 Agents Explain Book Adaptation for Film and TV

    Published: 28/06/2021
  6. Writing Those Tricky Unlikeable Characters - May Cobb

    Published: 24/06/2021
  7. The Importance of Finding Your People

    Published: 17/06/2021
  8. Plotting, Outlining and Structuring Your Novel - Hannah Mary McKinnon

    Published: 10/06/2021
  9. Genre Tropes and Conventions - Uzma Jalaluddin

    Published: 3/06/2021
  10. What Goes Into Overnight Success & Mastering Pacing

    Published: 27/05/2021
  11. Bonus Episode - Taking All Your Questions

    Published: 24/05/2021
  12. Hooking Your Reader & Keeping Them Turning Pages - Jeffery Deaver

    Published: 20/05/2021
  13. The Writer's Life - Lily King

    Published: 13/05/2021
  14. What You Can Learn From Your Rejections

    Published: 6/05/2021
  15. Writing Starter Novels & Establishing a Research Process

    Published: 29/04/2021
  16. What Every Writer Can Learn From Other Great Writers

    Published: 22/04/2021
  17. How to Build Your Author Platform in an Authentic Way

    Published: 15/04/2021
  18. In Praise of Bookstagrammers

    Published: 8/04/2021
  19. Career Advice from Bestselling Susan Wiggs

    Published: 1/04/2021
  20. Writing From Rage & Own Voices Stories

    Published: 25/03/2021

13 / 15

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.

Visit the podcast's native language site