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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Pitching a Book Before You Write It
Published: 12/01/2023 -
Seize the Day and Write the Book!
Published: 5/01/2023 -
Using Emotional Memories in Writing & Our End-of-Year Wrap Up
Published: 29/12/2022 -
Writing Tightly on a Scene Level & Keeping Your Characters in Motion
Published: 22/12/2022 -
A Podcast Listener's Success Story
Published: 15/12/2022 -
December Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions & Give You Comp Titles
Published: 12/12/2022 -
When All the Rejections Become Resounding Yeses!
Published: 8/12/2022 -
The Importance of Surprising the Reader From the First Chapter
Published: 1/12/2022 -
Writing Strong Character Arcs That Are Tied to Character Wants
Published: 24/11/2022 -
Jeffrey Archer's 14-Draft Process & Writing Plots Twists vs Reveals
Published: 17/11/2022 -
The Importance of Having No Ego When Receiving Critique
Published: 10/11/2022 -
Adding Tension, Conflict and Stakes to a Novel That's Not Working
Published: 3/11/2022 -
Inciting Incidents and Key Events
Published: 27/10/2022 -
Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions, Give You Comp Titles, and Chat with Susie Yang
Published: 24/10/2022 -
Why You Don't Need an MFA to Become a Better Writer
Published: 20/10/2022 -
The Process When Publishers Acquire a Novel & How to Make Yourself More Marketable
Published: 13/10/2022 -
Fleshing Out All of Your Characters, Including the Antagonists
Published: 6/10/2022 -
Including Diversity in Your Writing & Always Thinking About Your Reader
Published: 29/09/2022 -
How to Know if You're the Right Person to Tell a Story
Published: 22/09/2022 -
Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions and Give You Comps
Published: 19/09/2022
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.