The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

A podcast by Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra - Thursdays

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309 Episodes

  1. Writing Intuitively Without Plotting or Outlining - Samantha Downing

    Published: 7/29/2021
  2. BONUS EPISODE: Delving into the Author/Editor Relationship

    Published: 7/27/2021
  3. Curiosity May Kill the Cat but it Makes a Writer

    Published: 7/22/2021
  4. BONUS EPISODE: What it Takes to be a Successful Indie Author

    Published: 7/20/2021
  5. Reading: The DIY MFA

    Published: 7/15/2021
  6. From the Archives: Two Opposing Views on Handling Tricky Backstory

    Published: 7/12/2021
  7. Pitches, Loglines and Queries

    Published: 7/8/2021
  8. From the Archives: The Biggest Mistake Writers Make: Lisa Cron

    Published: 7/5/2021
  9. Focusing on Tension Rather Than Plot - Emily Henry

    Published: 7/1/2021
  10. Director's Cut Bonus Episode: 3 Agents Explain Book Adaptation for Film and TV

    Published: 6/28/2021
  11. Writing Those Tricky Unlikeable Characters - May Cobb

    Published: 6/24/2021
  12. The Importance of Finding Your People

    Published: 6/17/2021
  13. Plotting, Outlining and Structuring Your Novel - Hannah Mary McKinnon

    Published: 6/10/2021
  14. Genre Tropes and Conventions - Uzma Jalaluddin

    Published: 6/3/2021
  15. What Goes Into Overnight Success & Mastering Pacing

    Published: 5/27/2021
  16. Bonus Episode - Taking All Your Questions

    Published: 5/24/2021
  17. Hooking Your Reader & Keeping Them Turning Pages - Jeffery Deaver

    Published: 5/20/2021
  18. The Writer's Life - Lily King

    Published: 5/13/2021
  19. What You Can Learn From Your Rejections

    Published: 5/6/2021
  20. Writing Starter Novels & Establishing a Research Process

    Published: 4/29/2021

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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.