The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Arts:Books
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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Rachel Krantz's Advice on Writing Memoir
BONUS EPISODE: A Romance Author Answers Your Questions & An Intro to Scrivener
Building a Writing Resume on Your Journey to Publication - Deesha Philyaw
Granting Yourself Permission to Tell a Story - Kerri Maher
BONUS EPISODE: From Rocky Beginnings to Strong Endings
Knowing When You're Not Quite There... Yet - Tomi Adeyemi
Ending the Year with a Shot of Positivity from Alka Joshi
How Using Writing Software Can Elevate Your WIP
How Critiquing Other Writers' Work is the Best Way To Learn Craft
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Not Every Journey to Publication Takes the Same Route - Jayne Allen
Trusting Your Gut in the Face of Rejection - PJ Vernon
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Ken Follett's Incredibly Practical Tips for Writers
How to Write a Novel in Half the Time
Why You Shouldn't Compare Yourself to Other Writers
The Secret to Overnight Success - Jesse Q Sutanto
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