
Arts
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra
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.
- 435 episodes
- Updated Thursday
- Explicit
Episodes435
Thursday · 38 min
Monday · 33 minJuly Bonus Episode
July 23 · 27 minThe Writing Trick That Landed Five Agent Offers
July 20 · 27 minShooting the Shit About The Life and Death of Critical Thinking
July 16 · 39 minBeginning With The Three Cs
July 13 · 43 minShooting the Shit With Special Guest Alia Hanna Habib
July 9 · 52 minThe First Guest on Books With Hooks is Publishing! & The Protagonist as an Outsider
July 6 · 25 minShooting the Shit About Trends—And Why You Do (And Don't) Need Them—Solo With Carly
July 2 · 47 minLeveraging Surprise and Disruption
June 29 · 44 minJune Bonus Episode
June 25 · 31 minIt's the Rewriting That Makes You an Author
June 22 · 33 minShooting the Shit About AI Reading Companions and Debriefing Last Week's Episode
June 18 · 45 minFinding the Heart of the Story
June 15 · 43 minShooting The Shit About Author/AI Pain Points With NYT bestseller Andrea Bartz
June 11 · 55 minWriting Dialogue That Carries the Entire Scene and How Voice Can Make or Break Your Novel
June 8 · 34 minShooting the Shit About Agent Financial Details, Imprint Mergers and Risks of a Top Heavy Industry
June 4 · 46 minLayers of Psychological Processing
June 1 · 48 minShooting the Shit About Agent Financial Details, Imprint Mergers and Risks of a Top Heavy Industry
May 28 · 28 minSuccessfully Pitching at Conferences
May 25 · 1 hr 15 minMay Bonus Episode