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✨From High-Concept Pitch to Synopsis: How to Plan Your Book Step-by-Step (Even If You’re a Pantser!)✨
Plus effective strategies for coping with imposter syndrome. And don't forget to sign up for CeCe's latest course!
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✨Meet Your Dream Agent; & Query Critiques Inside! Plus, Make Your Own Rules; & How to Craft a Compelling Murder Mystery✨
Also, working in hope! And the concept of cluster ideas.
Jun 9
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✨Layers of Psychological Processing. Plus, High Hopes but Low Expectations; & The Serious Writer’s Essential Workbook✨
Also, Carly's upcoming webinar: So You Want to be a Literary Agent. And, the Beta Reader Match Up's registration deadline has been extended to Monday!
Jun 5
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Query Critiques May 2026
LB - Literary Fiction
Jun 2
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✨Meet Your Dream Agent; & Granular vs. Big Picture Thinking. Plus, Unconventional Writing Rules✨
Also, an essay titled: What My Daughter’s Picky Eating Taught Me About Writing, Querying, and Selling a Novel. And we discuss exploring what you know!
Jun 2
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May 2026
✨Success After 90 Rejections; How Some Books Need to Marinate; & Five Things Sarah Damoff Wishes She Knew Before Getting a Book Deal✨
Plus, don't miss the second iteration of The Vancouver International Publishing Conference which is taking place on June 9th. Also, write what you want…
May 29
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✨Meet Your Dream Agent. Plus, Get Off the Couch and Keep Trying; Bianca Will be in Montreal This Weekend & Query Critiques Inside!✨
Also, a near-perfect query letter, seven tips for writing a hockey romance, and a discount code to attend The Vancouver International Publishing…
May 26
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✨Crafting a Logline That Hooks Instantly. Plus, Your Character on a Balance Sheet; & The Queen of Craft's Latest Course Offering✨
Also, don't miss out on the last Beta Reader Match Up of the summer!
May 22
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Shooting The Shit Live! With Carly and CeCe
A recording from Carly Watters's live video
May 20
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✨Exclusive Substack Live Event Tomorrow! Plus, 'Forgetting' How to Write; Meet Your Dream Agent; & Crafting Unusual Narrators✨
Also, how it takes a village to be an author. And look out for the Queen of Craft's latest course!
May 19
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✨Strategic Pitching; & 'The Plot Twist I Didn’t Outline: Getting Diagnosed with ADHD'✨
Plus, breaking the rules with craft choices, and starting with character!
May 15
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✨A Near-Perfect Query Letter; Meet Your Dream Agent; & Two Standout Books With Hooks Query Critiques Inside!✨
Plus, reimagining iconic stories, prioritizing your work, writing about other people in your memoir, and the Queen of Craft's upcoming course!
May 12
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