Sitemap - 2023 - The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

✨“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence”: Virginia Kantra on a writer's most powerful tool✨

✨Beth O'Leary's Latest and A Special Books with Hooks Guest✨

✨David Joy on Writing From a Place of Respect and Authenticity✨

✨ CeCe and Carly's End of Year Recommendations and Anise Vance's latest✨

✨ Our November Bonus Episode is here! ✨

✨“I have to access my inner gym-rat, the bro-iest part of my soul”: Holly M. Wendt on getting the words on the page✨

✨ Writing Morally Ambiguous Characters ✨

✨ 10 Awful Truths About Publishing ✨

✨ CeCe Lyra’s top advice for aspiring authors; upcoming deadline to get your questions answered ✨

✨ "It was terrifying, like jumping off a cliff and inventing a parachute on the way down": Cara Hunter on writing her form-bending latest novel ✨

✨ Using the "wrong-shoe theory" to surprise readers; deciding whether your novel should be YA or adult ✨

✨ Writing an Opening Chapter That Ticks All the Boxes ✨

✨“Becoming a published novelist hasn’t made me any thinner, younger, or less insecure”: Kerri Maher on what literary success can and can't do for you✨

✨ From LA with Love: what book-to-film agents are looking for; Samantha Downing on how to build your writing network; one simple equation to keep your readers hooked ✨

✨ Wendy Holden on what she’s learned upon publishing her twentieth book; the lowdown on embracing critique; and why that literary agent passed on your project✨

✨The Celebrants author Steven Rowley's top writing tips; the do's and dont's of writing characters of colour; a querying author spills all

3 ways to beat imposter syndrome; 13 authors on success, failure, and everything in between; author platform 101: do you really need one and how can you build it?

The biggest mistake new writers make and how to avoid it, the secret sauce to keep your readers turning the pages

Four actionable writing tips, advice from a NYT-bestselling author + we answer your burning questions!

Hard truths (and sage advice) from a NYT-bestselling author, 5 ways to elevate your writing today, how to navigate the messiness of art and money, and more!

Advice for emerging authors, 5 surefire ways to clear the cobwebs, 2023 publishing forecast & more!

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