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    First Books with Hooks & Freelance Editors

    First Books with Hooks & Freelance Editors

    FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing

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    First Books with Hooks & Freelance Editors

    FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing

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    Length:
    63 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 25, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In this jampacked episode, author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with fabulous agents, Carly Watters and Cecilia Lyra, as they launch their exciting new segment, Books with Hooks. In it, Carly and CeCe read the query letters and opening pages of novels that listeners have submitted in order to get useful critique. This will be a regular segment of the show going forward. After which, Bianca chats with freelance editor, Rachel Spence, about everything you need to know about developmental edits and manuscript evaluations.
    Released:
    Feb 25, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    This is a podcast for emerging writers, who are looking to improve their work with an aim to having it published, or anyone who would like a behind-the-scenes look at the publishing industry. Your host, Bianca Marais (the author of 'Hum If You Don't Know the Words' and 'If You Want to Make God Laugh') will be interviewing 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 and opening pages in their Books with Hooks segment. Expect good advice, honest insights, and a few laughs along the way.