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Combating Query Fatigue & A Bookseller Gives You Comps

Combating Query Fatigue & A Bookseller Gives You Comps

FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing


Combating Query Fatigue & A Bookseller Gives You Comps

FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing

ratings:
Length:
80 minutes
Released:
May 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In today's Bonus Episode, Bianca chats with Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After,  about setting a book in Canada; her journey to publication; the importance of reaching out to fellow authors for beta reads and critiques; structuring a dual timeline; upping the stakes and tension when you allude to a secret so readers don’t get bored waiting for the big reveal; and making writing a part of your daily routine.After which Bianca chats with Roz Nay, author of The Hunted, about Roz’s new writing school for kids and adults; finding writers who’s work you really admire and who you feel that their work will elevate your own; how to establish voices-ness; how to know when you’ve got the story and characters right; and where to glean ideas for the next book.Finally, Emilie from East City Bookshop joins us to give you comp titles!Find us on our socials:Twitter: @TSNOTYAW @BiancaM_author @carlywatters @ceciliaclyraInstagram: @biancamarais_author @carlywatters @cece_lyra_agent @ the_shit_about_writingFacebook: @tsnotyawWebsite: www.biancamarais.com and www.theshitaboutwriting.comCarley can be found at: www.carley fortune.com and at @carleyfortune on Instagram and Twitter.Roz can be found at @roznay1 on Twitter and at @RozNay on Instagram. Her website is www.roznay.com Emilie can be found on Instagram at @emiliegsommer and East City Bookshop can be found at @eastcitybookshop
Released:
May 30, 2022
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.