The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

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

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284 Episodes

  1. Pitching a Book Before You Write It

    Published: 12/01/2023
  2. Seize the Day and Write the Book!

    Published: 5/01/2023
  3. Using Emotional Memories in Writing & Our End-of-Year Wrap Up

    Published: 29/12/2022
  4. Writing Tightly on a Scene Level & Keeping Your Characters in Motion

    Published: 22/12/2022
  5. A Podcast Listener's Success Story

    Published: 15/12/2022
  6. December Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions & Give You Comp Titles

    Published: 12/12/2022
  7. When All the Rejections Become Resounding Yeses!

    Published: 8/12/2022
  8. The Importance of Surprising the Reader From the First Chapter

    Published: 1/12/2022
  9. Writing Strong Character Arcs That Are Tied to Character Wants

    Published: 24/11/2022
  10. Jeffrey Archer's 14-Draft Process & Writing Plots Twists vs Reveals

    Published: 17/11/2022
  11. The Importance of Having No Ego When Receiving Critique

    Published: 10/11/2022
  12. Adding Tension, Conflict and Stakes to a Novel That's Not Working

    Published: 3/11/2022
  13. Inciting Incidents and Key Events

    Published: 27/10/2022
  14. Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions, Give You Comp Titles, and Chat with Susie Yang

    Published: 24/10/2022
  15. Why You Don't Need an MFA to Become a Better Writer

    Published: 20/10/2022
  16. The Process When Publishers Acquire a Novel & How to Make Yourself More Marketable

    Published: 13/10/2022
  17. Fleshing Out All of Your Characters, Including the Antagonists

    Published: 6/10/2022
  18. Including Diversity in Your Writing & Always Thinking About Your Reader

    Published: 29/09/2022
  19. How to Know if You're the Right Person to Tell a Story

    Published: 22/09/2022
  20. Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions and Give You Comps

    Published: 19/09/2022

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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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