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Writing Those Tricky Unlikeable Characters - May Cobb

Writing Those Tricky Unlikeable Characters - May Cobb

FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing


Writing Those Tricky Unlikeable Characters - May Cobb

FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In today's Books with Hooks segment, Carly and CeCe discuss the difference between urban fantasy and magical realism; using a scalpel in writing surgery; delivering answers to readers' questions; coming-of-age stories vs YA fiction; and knowing who your audience is.  After which, Bianca chats with May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives, about writing those tricky unlikable characters; making sure your readers know why your characters make questionable choices; the iceberg approach to characterization; firing an agent;  having the right people read your work; and writing the story that keeps you up at night. 
Released:
Jun 24, 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.