The Shit About Writing Podcast
@TSNOTYAW
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We’re a popular podcast aimed at helping emerging writers learn more about the craft and business side of writing and publishing. We cuss a lot too.
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Happy Birthday to the podcast's founder,
@BiancaM_author
. Bianca is our creative mastermind and visionary! She is also too modest to talk about herself, so on behalf of all of us: THANK YOU, Bianca, for creating a supportive, fun, and resourceful community for storytellers! 💙
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It’s frustrating running a podcast aimed at helping
#amquerying
#writers
get published, where our
#literaryagent
cohosts give advice on the query letters and opening pages that our listeners submit, and yet see so many floundering writers on X who’ve never heard of the podcast.
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We have our own account now! Come follow us for awesome content and a fair amount of potty-mouthing. (It’s a real continuous verb, Karen. We just made it up!).
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Wishing the happiest of birthdays to our Queen of Specificity and the Dropper of Truth Bombs,
@ceciliaclyra
! We love you, CeCe!
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We launched our new logo at the retreat this weekend! We absolutely love it. Can you see the books stacked on top of each other?
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Struggling to find comps? Leave a message for us, giving a bit of info on your plot and genre, and we’ll have an indie bookseller suggest comps for you!
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This podcast is a labor of love and a free resource for all writers at every stage of their journey. We want to make writers’ dreams come true and help them feel less alone. Please spread the word so we can find the listeners who need us most ❤️🙏🏼
It’s frustrating running a podcast aimed at helping
#amquerying
#writers
get published, where our
#literaryagent
cohosts give advice on the query letters and opening pages that our listeners submit, and yet see so many floundering writers on X who’ve never heard of the podcast.
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For those of you who are stuck in the awful vortex of waiting, refreshing your inboxes hourly as you hope for good news…
We’ve been there.
It sucks.
Time slows down in the most torturous ways.
We hope so much that this is the week you get the one yes that changes everything!
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Those damn man-hating liberals 😂🙄🙈
Hate to tell you, but writing is a political act. It’s THE most political act. And all three of us love men: good, strong, evolved, awesome men. And we will always fight the shitty patriarchy. Because that’s what good feminists do. Join us.
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When you run a podcast aimed at teaching writers how to query agents and this is the kind of email you get 🙈🙈🙈
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Happy NaNoWriMo for all who celebrate! May the ink flow, may the carpal tunnel be mild, and may those words pile up faster than bills at month end!
You’ve got this! 👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼
#NaNoWriMo
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Hands up all my fellow emotional cartographers 🙌🏼 🙋🏻♀️
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The disclaimer you have to tick when you submit to Books with Hooks.
Every author who gets chosen for Books with Hooks: “I have a revised version I’d like to submit and also did I redact my name and title? And could you also check…”
😂🙈😂
#TheStruggleisReal
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I’ve just finished sorting 207 writers into their beta reader match up groups 😅👏🏼 If you signed up, check your inbox. Congratulations on putting yourself out there! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
If you missed this round, the next one is happening in November!
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We have similarly made the decision to remove our podcast from Spotify. We’re sorry if it inconveniences any of our listeners, but we’re hoping they will understand, and find one of the many other platforms we’re available on to get their TSNOTYAW fix.
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Holy heck, people!! 😳😳😳 We made this awesome
@ElectricLit
list!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Woo hoo!!
@carlywatters
@ceciliaclyra
@BiancaM_author
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Any of you lot thought to try that? 😂🙈🤦🏻♀️
Friend: I heard John just signed w/an agent. Why don't you try that?
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We’re almost @ 5K followers and we’d like to ask your help in getting us to 7K. Please spread the word about the podcast (as well as the Books with Hooks segment) among your writing community: Once we hit our target, we’ll do a giveaway of 10 BWH segments!
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Query fatigue is real. It’s a major struggle. Sometimes the best thing you can do is give yourself a break from it. Step back and write things that have nothing to do with the manuscript you’re querying. Find the joy in it again because that’s what made you start writing.
I've been trying to stay positive, but I have to be honest and say
#amquerying
has been hugely detrimental to my mental health and I really don't know how to deal with it anymore.
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We’re starting to air these on next Monday’s bonus episode! Dial in and leave us your question!
We’re trying something new whereby you record your question about writing or publishing, and we then air that voice recording on the podcast before answering it!
Try it out!
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We’re over 400 000 downloads! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥂🥂🥂 Thank you so much to each and every one of you for your amazing support!
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We started this podcast to help those floundering writers by giving them practical advice and guidance, and to create a supportive community. But if they don’t know about us, we can’t help them. Please like and share so we can reach the
#amwriting
#amquerying
#WritingCommnunity
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Woo hoo!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
Just received a request for a full after
@emmy_of_spines
critiqued my query and 1st 5 pages on
@TSNOTYAW
and I made the changes. HOURS after submitting. So….THAAAANK YOUUUU!!!
#WritingCommmunity
#querying
#MGsurvivalstory
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Are you a
#speculativefiction
author? Someone who writes
#sciencefiction
or
#fantasy
? Then, today’s episode is for you! The awesome Dongwon Song is our guest agent focusing on the
#SFF
genre and queries! 👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
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We’ve added a new page to our website where we share your success stories! The first one is up and it’s so awesome!! If you would like to share good news/wins with us, please mail us at the address in the link! Congratulations
@ninaksimon
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️
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We joined forces with a designer to create an e-planner just for writers! It has everything in it that you could possibly need. Start your year off with a creative bang:
Or gift it to a writing friend. ❤️
#amwriting
#amquerying
#WritingCommmunity
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We have exciting news! In our quest to continue bringing you practical and relevant content, we’re working on starting a newsletter early next year! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 this is where you sign up for it! Please share with the
#WritingCommmunity
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Don’t be this person 🙈🙈🙈 I know querying is difficult, and all the waiting is excruciating, and the silence is painful, but don’t be this person.
Just got an email withdrawing a requested full "because I haven't heard from you, so I assume you're not interested, or just lazy."
Well, ok, I was just about to send you an update on my next reading retreat; glad to find out we're not a match without reading another word!
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Gosh, but the trolls are exhausting, aren’t they? 🙈
Please give me some of your good news to drown out the lone troll who has drained way too much of my energy today.
What small wins did you all experience today?
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We have a jam packed Books with Hooks segment today with Carly and CeCe sharing many nuggets of wisdom. After which, CeCe not only interviews Bianca for the podcast, she also challenges her to a Twitter dance off. Who do you think will win? 😂👏🏼
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We have something exciting happening tomorrow! Our logo has gotten a makeover! And we’d like you to help us pick which option you’d prefer. Watch out for when we post the poll! We’d love your input!
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This thread is EVERYTHING!!
This past week, my book hit the NYT bestseller list. It is the single biggest accomplishment of my career--and here's why it almost didn't happen:
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So awesome to see The Shit No One Tells You About Writing on this amazing list! Thank you so much for including us!
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This is hilarious! Thanks to Chandi for sending it on. This is why we say you generally shouldn’t begin with weather. It’s been done to death.
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Woo hoo! Thanks to you, we’ve hit this epic milestone!
@carlywatters
@ceciliaclyra
and
@BiancaM_author
are so grateful for your incredible support!
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We have another awesome episode up today! Paige and Rianne join Carly and CeCe on Books with Hooks to discuss their queries. And Bianca chats with Emily Henry, author of Book Lovers, about writing good dialogue and witty banter.
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When your friends bring your logo to life 😂👏🏼
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We have an amazing episode today! Not only does the brilliant
@emmastraub
(author of the wonderful THIS TIME TOMORROW) join us to share her wisdom, but
@carlywatters
advocates for a prologue 🤯 and Carly and
@ceciliaclyra
disagree on a submission. Don’t miss it!
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Our February newsletter has gone out and it’s full of awesome insights! Have you signed up yet? 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Let us know what you think. And thank you so much to the fabulous
@BronwenKeyesBev
for putting it together for us! Please follow her on her socials. ❤️🙏🏼
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Woo hoo! Another epic milestone achieved! Thank you all for your incredible support!
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We’re back with all new episodes! Woo hoo!
Today’s Books with Hooks features guest agent, Jenni Ferrari-Adler who looks at 3 query letters along with Carly and CeCe. After which, Bianca chats with author, Kath Jonathan, and freelance editor, Lisa Rivers. Don’t miss it!
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We have a jam-packed bonus episode today that’s full of excellent content! Bianca interviews one of our own,
@authorjesspayne
, whose Make Me Disappear pubs today, as well as the hilarious
@amylaurajones
! Emilie from
@eastcitybooks
gives you comp titles!
#WritingCommnunity
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In today’s Books with Hooks,
@carlywatters
and
@ceciliaclyra
each take on two query letters, discussing women’s fiction in more detail. Bianca chats with the fabulous
@FionaDavisBooks
about historical fiction, and multi-POV and multi-timeline novels.
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Congratulations, Rachel!! We’re thrilled for you!
Head over to our podcast’s Good News page to read more and to see which Book with Hooks episode Rachel was on! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Excited to finally share the news about this very special book--my first acquisition for
@WmMorrowBooks
!
@agentmilburn
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We’re trying something new whereby you record your question about writing or publishing, and we then air that voice recording on the podcast before answering it!
Try it out!
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We have an awesome bonus episode today that you absolutely don’t want to miss! CeCe interviews
@amandapellss
(author of Smile and Look Pretty) and Bianca interviews
@mdbell79
(author of Refuse to be Done: How to Write and Rewrite in Three Drafts). After which, we answer your Qs!
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We have a cracker of an episode today!
@carlywatters
and
@ceciliaclyra
are left unsupervised and the wheels come off! 😂👏🏼
@BiancaM_author
chats with Jeffrey Archer, one of the bestselling authors in the world, about his amazing advice for writers.
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Hi all! Could you please suggest all the awesome writing podcasts that you listen to?
@hi_its_drew
needs some suggestions!
Hey
@TSNOTYAW
i love your show (tons!) but it leaves me with 6 days a week of not-your-show. Any other podcasts on writing y’all would recommend to fill the other days?
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Ugh. Don’t do this. Just don’t 🙈🙈🙈 I’ve been there, refreshing my inbox for months on end. It’s frustrating and draining. But don’t be this person.
I get that it’s frustrating but I’m also allowed to have work life balance. Client work comes first and requested material next.
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Congratulations to all the applicants who won full bursaries to the virtual retreat in January! We did a lottery system to make it as fair as possible. Those who didn’t win still walked away with a free course of their choice and admission to the TSNOTYAW Book Club! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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What?! How the heck did that happen?! 😳😳😳 Thank you
@carlywatters
and
@ceciliaclyra
for making the time fly by because it’s been so much fun!
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We have an awesome bonus episode out today chatting with
@sarahgcantin
, Executive Editor at St Martin’s Publishing Group, as well as author, Susie Orman Schnall. Emilie from
@eastcitybooks
joins us to give you comps! Don’t miss it!
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We have an epic bonus episode up today. Over 2 hours of amazing content featuring the brilliant Emily Henry and
@CarleyFortune
. Not to mention
@eastcitybooks
and
@ParnassusBooks1
helping you with comps! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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This episode is officially our most downloaded one with 7050 downloads. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I remember when I got excited about 100 downloads. Thank you all for your amazing support!
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We have an awesome new episode up today! Hope you enjoy it!
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We have some exciting news!!
Here’s our exciting announcement! We have an AMAZING virtual retreat coming up on the 29th and 30th of January, and here’s just some of the brilliant line-up.
Head to to read more about what the weekend will entail, the costs, & how to book your spot.
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We launch the new format Books with Hooks today! Yay! Let us know what you think of it! Also, I chat with the fabulous Jesse Q Sutanto, author of the hilarious Dial A for Aunties, about her journey to publication and her secret to amazing overnight success!
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We sold out of the first early bird tier within hours yesterday which is why we’re adding a second tier today! There are 37 slots left at this price. Don’t miss out 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 This is going to be epic!
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This is from ‘A Damsel in Distress’ written by PG Wodehouse in 1919. Apparently authors of every generation have been struggling with readers’ dwindling attention spans 😂👏🏼
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We’re super excited to have Bianca be a part of an awesome panel at Podfest Expo this coming January 25-28th in Orlando.
She’ll be joining the fabulous
@zibbyowens
@estelleserasmus
and
@ronitplank
❤️👏🏼❤️ to discuss writing and publishing.
Use our code "TSNOTYAW" for a discount!
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We have a new episode up! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Carly and CeCe look at two query letters each and then
@ceciliaclyra
interviews
@CaitlinBarasch
, author of A Novel Obsession!
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In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe tackle the same 3 query letters together, covering a lot of ground advice-wise.
Guest Bookstagrammer, Femi, interviews the phenomenal Brit Bennett about The Vanishing Half. Tons of amazing insights in this episode!
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In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe are joined by two authors whose queries they discuss in depth. And in a new format, Bookstagrammer, Femi Omotade joins Bianca to interview author, Ashley Audrain, about her bestselling thriller, The Push.
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In today’s Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe kick it back old school to discuss the same three submissions. After which, Carly and Bianca chat with Glendy Vanderah, author of The Oceanography of the Moon, about turning an old, rejected manuscript into your next big hit!
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We have an awesome bonus episode today. The lovely
@HannahMMcKinnon
shares tips for pacing at a chapter level and the brilliant
@JaneFriedman
tells us how the industry is faring. And then
@carlywatters
and
@ceciliaclyra
answer your questions!
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We have a super jam-packed Bonus Episode up today in which we answer your questions, give you comps, and chat with two amazing authors!! Don’t miss it!
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This should be our byline 😂👏🏼
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If you’re looking for an alternative platform to Spotify to listen to us on.
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We really appreciate the support! The hosts don’t make a cent from the podcast - all the time they spend on it is a labor of love for them. All the funding from listeners goes to covering the costs of producing the podcast itself. ❤️🙏🏼❤️
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In today's episode from the archives, Bianca chats with award-winning and bestselling author, Lily King, author of Writers & Lovers.
And guess what? We'll be back with new episodes next week! 🥳
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We’ve updated our good news page on our website! Keep the good news coming! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
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You asked for it and we got our incredible designer to deliver. This hardcover planner has 580 pages of incredible content to kick start your 2024 in the best possible way. You can purchase the digital or hardcover version here:
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We have our first 5 prize winners! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 The other 5 will be drawn tomorrow! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
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We’re only up to the 2nd of October in terms of sorting through all our Books with Hooks submissions. There are still tons to go. Keep ‘em coming!
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We’re planning some podcast merch! Let us know what you want, not just in terms of the kinds of products, but which catchphrases, etc, you most love!
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We have a new episode up and it’s a good one! You don’t want to miss it! Carly and CeCe discuss the importance of your major dramatic question in a query. And then CeCe chats with author, Jessie Stephens, as they unpack a lot!
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In today’s Books with Hooks, we have Jami Sheets and Liz Green join us on the show to have Carly and CeCe discuss their submissions. And then Bianca chats with the publishing phenomenon, Ken Follett who blows her mind with all of his excellent writing advice 🤯
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About to sort almost 250 writers into beta reader groups!! 👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼😅
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We have a new episode up in which we chat with the wonderful Fiona Davis! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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This makes us so damn happy!!
Raise your hand if a
@TSNOTYAW
episode inspired you to revise a manuscript you shelved over a year ago
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We have an epic bonus episode airing today that can’t be missed!
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This is one hell of an episode!! It’s going to get you through the whole week! 😂👏🏼 It has two amazing author interviews, two comps segments, and a heck of a long Q and A session. You don’t want to miss any of it!
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Our first episode of 2023 is up and it’s an awesome one. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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We have an awesome new episode up!
@simcarter
asked that Carly and CeCe share queries they ended up representing which they do in this episode. And Bianca chats with Felicity George about first acts!
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It’s Thursday and you know what that means! We have an all new episode which is full of awesome takeaways. Plus, we have the brilliant
@richardosman
on the show. You don’t want to miss it!
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We’re ending off the year with a bang! The last episode of 2021 is full of all the vibes. Fabulous guest agent,
@VeroniKaboom
from Fuse Literary, takes on a few queries. And the amazing
@alkajoshi
gives me all the feels! You’re going to love it! This is the shot of oomf we need.
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Today’s BONUS EPISODE is a Masterclass in Writing Multi-POV Novels! Bianca is joined by
@kimkfay
(Love & Saffron),
@EJaneBrazier
(Good Rich People) and
@kbirdwrites
(The Night She Went Missing) who all share a wealth of information on the topic! Don’t miss it!
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How to get a thousand querying authors to arrive at your door, unannounced, dressed up as their own characters 😂👏🏼
Every year I have the SAME Halloween anxiety and worry the trick or treaters will forget to stop by my door. I literally have a sign saying WE HAVE LOTS OF CANDY PLEASE COME 😂
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