
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
May 8, 2025 · 55 min
May 1, 2025 · 44 minThe Problem with the Blank Canvas Protagonist
Apr 28, 2025 · 49 minApril Bonus Episode
Apr 24, 2025 · 30 minAn Ingenious Query Hack
Apr 17, 2025 · 49 minWhy Plot and Specificity are a Query Letter's Best Friends
Apr 10, 2025 · 1 hr 5 minAnn Napolitano on Overcoming Rejection and Despair as Part of the Writing Life & Kirthana Ramisetti on The Art of Foreshadowing
Apr 3, 2025 · 35 minStage Directions, Opening and How to Avoid Them
Mar 31, 2025 · 1 hr 47 minMarch Bonus Episode
Mar 27, 2025 · 34 minThe Evolution of a Novel: Learning to Let Go
Mar 20, 2025 · 41 minIt's a Vibe: Plot Points & Emotional Vibes in Storytelling
Mar 13, 2025 · 31 minKnowing the Shape of Your Story
Mar 6, 2025 · 34 minUsing the 'Micro to Macro' Hack
Feb 27, 2025 · 28 minThose Aha Moments That Arrive at the 80 000-Word Mark
Feb 24, 2025 · 1 hr 35 minFebruary Bonus Episode
Feb 20, 2025 · 44 minDelving Deeply Into Your Antagonist's Psyche
Feb 13, 2025 · 33 minThe Stories We Tell Ourselves to Make Them More Palatable
Feb 6, 2025 · 48 minWhat is Literary Burlesque and Can You Perform It?
Jan 30, 2025 · 32 minCapturing Your Character’s Voice by Deeply Immersing Yourself in Their Perspective
Jan 27, 2025 · 48 minJanuary Bonus Episode Comp Titles Segment
Jan 23, 2025 · 39 minCeCe Swipes Carly’s Submission