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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Framing Scenes, Writing a YA Series, and A Bookseller Recommends Comps
Organically Integrating Backstory and Context
Fictional Beginnings and Non-Fictional Story Arcs & a Bookseller Recommends Comps
How the Original Pitch Copy and Framing Device Can Change During Edits
What Chloe and Olivia Have Learned Along the Way & A Bookseller Offers Comps
When You're Not Able to Let Go of a Rejected Manuscript
How Specificity Brings a Story to Life, Answering Your Questions, and a Bookseller Gives You Comps
How to be Creative During Difficult Times
Bonus Episode: Spotlight on Indie Authors and Publishers & We Answer Your Questions
How to Ensure Each Scene is Doing the Heavy Lifting
BONUS EPISODE: Jesse Thistle's Advice to Memoirists & Our First Q&A Session
Writerly Insights with Bestselling Author, Elin Hilderbrand
Writing Romance Masterclass
Why You Need to Be Your Most Sympathetic Critic
A Masterclass in Writing Multi-POV Novels Across Various Genres
Writing With an Intelligent Reader in Mind
What It's Like to Be Out On Submission & Circling the Building in Your Opening
When Writing is Both Therapeutic and Profitable
BONUS Episode: Discussing Action and Humor with Mark Greaney and Josie Silver
Mastering Multi-POV and Multi-Timeline Novels with Fiona Davis
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