The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
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In today’s Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss descriptive specificity; comping to famous writers; sensitivity when describing mental health and mental illness; picking the correct comps; the importance of interiority to dual narrative experience; and choosing titles that work best for you.
After which, Bianca chats with J Ryan Stradal, author of Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club, about his path to publication; being a good literary citizen; standing your ground with setting; having setting inform plot elements and character; outlining multi-POV and multi-timeline novels; flashback vs separate timelines, starting a book with a theme; knowing the ending and starting far away from it; how you learn from each book that you write; and advice for emerging writers regarding querying agents.
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Welcoming Critique & Using the Hank 'Tuck' Method
The Different Routes to Publication
Writing About Grief & We Answer Your Questions & We Give You Comp Titles
Finding Mentors in Your Writing Journey
Pitching a Book Before You Write It
Seize the Day and Write the Book!
Using Emotional Memories in Writing & Our End-of-Year Wrap Up
Writing Tightly on a Scene Level & Keeping Your Characters in Motion
A Podcast Listener's Success Story
December Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions & Give You Comp Titles
When All the Rejections Become Resounding Yeses!
The Importance of Surprising the Reader From the First Chapter
Writing Strong Character Arcs That Are Tied to Character Wants
Jeffrey Archer's 14-Draft Process & Writing Plots Twists vs Reveals
The Importance of Having No Ego When Receiving Critique
Adding Tension, Conflict and Stakes to a Novel That's Not Working
Inciting Incidents and Key Events
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