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Writing Memoir, Planting Curiosity Seeds & Choosing Inciting Incidents

Writing Memoir, Planting Curiosity Seeds & Choosing Inciting Incidents

FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing


Writing Memoir, Planting Curiosity Seeds & Choosing Inciting Incidents

FromThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Jun 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In today's Bonus Episode, CeCe chats with Zibby Owens, podcaster, publisher, CEO and author of Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature. They play two truths and a lie (the writing version); discuss a  strategy for turning memories into memoir; and Zibby's writing and publishing advice for emerging writers. After which, Bianca chats with Samantha M. Bailey, bestselling author of Watch Out for Her about sewing curiosity seeds; writing messy first drafts; being aware of your writing crutches;  choosing your tenses intentionally; and what it's like to be a bestselling author. Finally, Bianca chats with Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda, award-winning author of No Be From Hia, about the challenges of writing a multi-POV, multi-timeline debut novel; ensuring the voice grows with the character from child to adult; inciting incidents—on and off the page; and working with editors before you query. 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.comZibby can be found at @zibbyowens on Twitter and Instagram, and at www.zibbyowens.comSamantha can be found at @sbaileybooks on Instagram and Twitter, and at www.samanthambailey.caNatasha can be found at @tashomokhodian on Instagram
Released:
Jun 27, 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.