The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Arts:Books
In today’s Books with Hooks segment, Bianca and guest agent, Rachel McMillan, discuss the importance of social media presence; tailoring your queries to specific agents; putting your best content forward; and word count expectations.
After which, Bianca chats with Caroline Kepnes, author of the YOU series, about the charming façade of serial killers; how she created her own major in college; how Joe Goldberg is a fascinating contradiction; getting inside Joe’s head; the intentionality of setting; making a villain vulnerable; how to feel what your character would feel; writing physicality; early readers and unlikable characters; and giving a villain backstory to make readers empathize.
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Websites: www.theshitaboutwriting.com, www.biancamarais.com, www.carlywatters.com and www.cecilialyra.com
Rachel can be found on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter: @rachkmc and at www.rachelmcmillan.net
Caroline can be found at www.carolinekepnes.com, on Instagram @carolinekepnes and on Twitter @carolinekepnes.
Being Out on Sub, Drafting vs Revising Mode, Answering Your Questions and Comps Titles
Emily Henry's Advice for Writing Good Dialogue
What Makes an Editor Fall in Love with a Book & How to Manage Your Writerly Anxiety & A Bookseller Gives You Comps
The Difference Between Memoir and Recollection
Setting as Character, How Your Journey Will Be Unique, and We Answer Your Questions
How to Make 'Quiet' Novels Unputdownable
Middle-Grade Fiction, Rom-coms, and a Bookseller Gives You Comps
Making Structural Choices to Best Serve a Particular Story
Writing and Rewriting a Novel Until It's Ready & We Answer Your Questions
The Importance of Endings - Lisa Scottoline
Framing Scenes, Writing a YA Series, and A Bookseller Recommends Comps
Organically Integrating Backstory and Context
Fictional Beginnings and Non-Fictional Story Arcs & a Bookseller Recommends Comps
How the Original Pitch Copy and Framing Device Can Change During Edits
What Chloe and Olivia Have Learned Along the Way & A Bookseller Offers Comps
When You're Not Able to Let Go of a Rejected Manuscript
How Specificity Brings a Story to Life, Answering Your Questions, and a Bookseller Gives You Comps
How to be Creative During Difficult Times
Bonus Episode: Spotlight on Indie Authors and Publishers & We Answer Your Questions
How to Ensure Each Scene is Doing the Heavy Lifting
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