The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Arts:Books
In today’s Books with Hooks segment, Bianca and guest agent, Rachel McMillan, discuss the importance of social media presence; tailoring your queries to specific agents; putting your best content forward; and word count expectations.
After which, Bianca chats with Caroline Kepnes, author of the YOU series, about the charming façade of serial killers; how she created her own major in college; how Joe Goldberg is a fascinating contradiction; getting inside Joe’s head; the intentionality of setting; making a villain vulnerable; how to feel what your character would feel; writing physicality; early readers and unlikable characters; and giving a villain backstory to make readers empathize.
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Websites: www.theshitaboutwriting.com, www.biancamarais.com, www.carlywatters.com and www.cecilialyra.com
Rachel can be found on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter: @rachkmc and at www.rachelmcmillan.net
Caroline can be found at www.carolinekepnes.com, on Instagram @carolinekepnes and on Twitter @carolinekepnes.
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The Process When Publishers Acquire a Novel & How to Make Yourself More Marketable
Fleshing Out All of Your Characters, Including the Antagonists
Including Diversity in Your Writing & Always Thinking About Your Reader
How to Know if You're the Right Person to Tell a Story
Bonus Episode: We Answer Your Questions and Give You Comps
How to Stop Talking to Ourselves and Start Talking to Our Readers
Tearing a Story Apart Until the Puzzle Pieces Fit Perfectly
Writing a Successful Book Proposal
How Classic Literature Can Inform Your Own Work
Balancing Character Development, Curiosity Seeds and Plot
Letting the Story Be Bigger Than You
Maximizing the Benefit of Working with a Freelance Editor
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From the Archives: How to Create and Maintain Suspense
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From the Archives: Coming Up with A High Concept Premise
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