Sitemap - 2024 - The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

✨"Bring the body and the mind will follow" & Other Pearls of Wisdom from Bestselling Author Mimi Matthews ✨

✨What's on Reese's Book Club Pick KJ Dell’Antonia's "Author Bingo Card"? ✨

✨Lilli Sutton on How Being Rejected Led to Her "Yes!"; and Mia Manansala Shares Her Publishing Survival Tips✨

✨So You've Just Comped a Booker Nominee in Your Query. Do Your Pages Deliver? Our Hosts Have the Answer✨

✨Emma Grey Shares Three Lessons She Learned the Hard Way So You Don't Have To; and the Joys of Co-Authoring with Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne✨

✨Heard of The Black List? Everything You Need to Know About the "IMDB" for Screenwriters' Expansion into Fiction✨

✨Take A Creative Leap with Renée M. Sgroi's "Smooshes," Then Stick the Landing with the Help of Elizabeth DeLozier's Practical Advice✨

✨What's the ONLY Thing Your First Draft Needs to Do? Fast-Drafting Proponent Laurie Elizabeth Flynn Has the Answer!✨

✨Does Instagram Give You Hives? Our Hosts Weigh In On the "Necessity" of Social Media For Debut Authors✨

✨Time to Get Excited! Today We Reveal Our First Three Deep Dive Speakers!✨

✨Sarah LaBrie and Richard Chizmar Take Different Paths to the Same Destination (Publication Success!) & Share How You Can Follow! ✨

✨The Payoffs and Pitfalls of Risk-Taking Writing; and Tiffany Yates Martin on Dealing with "Doubt Demons"✨

Julie Fingersh Wants You to Know it's Never Too Late; and Raquel Vasquez Gilliland Wants You to Rest

✨What's the One Thing You Can Control as a Writer? NYT Bestselling Author Alix E. Harrow Has the Answer—and Shares it with Us✨

✨Can Your Writing Cause Physical Harm? Lauren Seal Knows the Answer—And What to Do About It ✨

✨"Legends in their own lunchtime": Things Get Wacky (But Stay Insightful) on This Week's Podcast✨

✨Georgia Clark Shares the Secret to Writing Success, and Jeffrey Scott Savage Shares the Upside of Accepting Failure✨

✨It's Back-To-Back NYT Bestselling Authors This Week with Liane Moriarty and Hannah Nicole Maehrer✨

✨Writing Rebels: Our Hosts Talk About Breaking the Rules…and What it Takes to Get Away With It✨

In This Week's 📕Books with Hooks🪝: Digging Deep to Find Your Characters’ Messy Emotions

✨Becca Grischow on (Safely) Bringing Your Lived Experience to the Page, and Sarah Henning’s Practical(ities of) Magic ✨

✨The Berry Pickers Author Amanda Peters on Problem-Solving Your Way Through a Story✨

✨Could a Pitch Party Be Your Key to Querying Success? It was for Shifa Saltagi Safadi!✨

✨Getting Your "Yes" with Opening Pages They Don't See Coming✨

✨Bryan VanDyke Believes in Persistence, and Jenn Bane Believes in YOU!✨

✨Coco Mellors Shares Unmissable Insights, and Chelsea Bieker Reveals the Real Reason You're Struggling to Write✨

✨Bessie Flores Zaldivar on How Trusting Your Reader Makes You a Better Writer✨

✨Liv Constantine on Writing Characters You Love to Hate; K'Wan Shares the Most Challenging Thing About Success ✨

Fantasy Author Kerstin Hall Answers a "Dangerous" Question & Carly Chats with "Memoir Plus" Pioneer Rachel Krantz

✨Claire Jiménez on Writing the Mirror You Crave, and Registration Opens for All About Fantasy with Bianca!✨

✨Gill Paul Shares How to Write About Real People Without Getting Into Real Trouble, and A.E. Gauntlett on the Joy of Being Edited✨

The Path to Publication Never Runs Smooth—Just Ask MK Pagano; and Nicky Greenwall on the Difference Between Writers and Cheese✍🏼🧀

Our Apologies for the Glitch!

Jenny Colgan Calls🐂💩 on Some Generally Accepted Writing Advice, and Ali Bryan Helps You Master Multi-POV

✨Is a Hands-On Editorial Agent Right For You? Anamely Salgado Reyes Shares Her Experience✨

Jessica Waite's Bold Approach to Querying Might Shock You! 👀😲

✨Read with Jenna Pick Alison Espach on Fueling Curiosity and Plot✨

Juliet Grames Shares How to Survive Rejection and Lauren Aliza Green Demystifies Blurbs

Parini Shroff on Giving Yourself Permission to Grow as a Writer

Jenny Lecoat Turns Setbacks into Success and Eliza Jane Brazier's Advice on Punching Up Your Premise

Abigail Wild on Authenticity in YA and Black Buck Author Mateo Askaripour Shares His Writing Routine

May Cobb Makes Time to Write, and Katherine Wood Makes Us Starry-Eyed

Bestselling Author Renée Carlino on the Joy of Writing Without Following a Synopsis

How Kirsty Greenwood's Future Self Keeps Her Motivated to Write

Bestselling author Lesley Crewe on avoiding the pitfalls of an omniscient POV, and The Change author Kirsten Miller switches genres⎯again!

Books with Hooks Feedback June 27, 2024

Ted Fox and Tasha Coryell on how to keep going even when writing is hard, finishing a novel 150 words at a time...and more!

Bestselling author Claire Lombardo returns (and Bianca somehow manages to keep her sh*t together)

Books with Hooks Feedback June 20, 2024

Elizabeth Stix and Ananda Lima want you to get out of your own way

✨ Jackie Khalilieh shares her inspiring journey to publication ✨

Books with Hooks Feedback June 13, 2024

Caitlin Weaver on navigating the potential pitfalls of multi-POV stories

✨Annabel Monaghan on writing that evokes all the feels✨

Books with Hooks Feedback June 6, 2024

Susie Orman Schnall on how following story structure rules can actually lead to more creative freedom

✨Vanessa Walters on why you need to trust what "makes writing fun for you"✨

Books with Hooks Feedback May 30, 2024

Mikki Brammer on trusting your gut (even when it tells you to do something weird)

✨Samuel Burr on "big stories in small worlds" and why nothing worth solving is ever easy✨

Books with Hooks Feedback May 23, 2024

Alison B. Hart on finding the "side door" into your story, and Rachel Kapelke-Dale and Nicolas DiDomizio break the rules

✨Veronica Roth on the evolution of her drafting and outlining process ✨

Books with Hooks Feedback May 16, 2024

✨Danila Botha and Nicola Solvinic on learning from other writers (and genres) and trusting the process (and yourself!)✨

✨Sara Read on the art of rewriting✨

Books with Hooks Feedback May 9, 2024

✨Deepa Rajagopalan on knowing more than you show✨

✨Kelly McMasters on metaphor and meaning in memoir✨

Books with Hooks Feedback May 2, 2024

✨Christine Read on children's books, Matthew Hubbard on writing queer characters in YA, and April's Substack Original✨

✨A Mighty Blaze's Caroline Leavitt on not letting rejection get to you✨

Books with Hooks Feedback April 25, 2024

✨Adib Khorram, Amy Nielsen, Chris Gavaler, Nat Goldberg and all that sh*t✨

✨Sara Koffi on finding your sweet spot genre✨

Books with Hooks Feedback April 18, 2024

✨Nick Medina on focusing on your accomplishments✨

✨Fiona Williams on choosing the best POVs to tell your story ✨

Books with Hooks Feedback April 11, 2024

✨Chanel Cleeton on finding a creative process that works for you✨

✨Mary Kubica on the thrill of domestic suspense✨

Books with Hooks Feedback April 4, 2024

✨Anthony Oliveira on finding the muse in your chair and ignoring the naysayers✨

✨Book promotion, finding a PR hook, and querying as dating, oh my!✨

Books with Hooks Feedback March 28, 2024

✨Freya Sampson on writer's block and choosing an agent that shares your vision✨

✨Garrard Conley on leaving just enough research fingerprints on the page✨

Books with Hooks Feedback March 21, 2024

✨Neely Tubati Alexander on getting those sh*tty words down, and turning imposter syndrome into motivation✨

✨Johnny Compton on balancing tension with curiosity seeds✨

Books with Hooks Feedback March 14, 2024

✨Stephanie Dray on breaking writing rules, writer's block, and what she loves about her genre✨

✨Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti share tips for writing a co-authored novel✨

Books with Hooks Feedback March 7, 2024

✨Melissa De La Cruz on building a writing network and being a survivor in publishing✨

✨Maura Cheeks on being intentional with your timelines✨

Books with Hooks Feedback February 29, 2024

✨Melodie Edwards on rejection and how she got her agent, and a Substack Original on when editors leave✨

✨“Take it day by day:" Ruth Behar's writing mantra✨

Books with Hooks Feedback February 22, 2024

✨Scott Alexander Howard on writing about grief, and Kristen Bird on getting an advance✨

✨Robin Oliveira on torturing your characters while keeping your intentions clear✨

Books with Hooks Feedback February 15, 2024

✨Lucinda Halpern on common first-time errors and misinformed guidance about queries✨

✨Elba Iris Pérez on how writing contests can launch your career✨

Books with Hooks Feedback February 8, 2024

✨Richard Roper on his go-to writing mantra and writing from within ✨

✨Not one, but two NYT bestselling authors!✨

Books with Hooks Feedback: February 2, 2024

✨Charlene Carr on writer's block and comparison as the thief of joy✨

✨“It's time to put aside our differences and have reverence in the universal oneness that my indigenous ancestors fought for,”: Angie Elita Newell on the power of books✨

BWH Feedback for January 25, 2024

✨Exclusive Video: 5 Book Promotion Tips You Can Easily Do✨

✨Veera Hiranandani on everything middle-grade✨

Books with Hooks Feedback for Veena Hiranandani Episode

✨Exclusive: Bonus Podcast Episode, and more!✨

Query Feedback for Chelene Knight Episode (January 4, 2024)

✨Julie Chavez on boundaries and community✨

✨Big News!✨

✨Chelene Knight on finding your audience✨

Estelle Erasmuch Episode (December 28, 2023)

Beth O'Leary Episode (December 21, 2023)

David Joy Episode (December 14, 2023)

Anise Vance Episode (December 7, 2023)

Jillian Cantor Episode (November 30, 2023

Erin Pepler Episode (November 23, 2023)

Rosemary Hennigan Episode (November 16, 2023)

Jean Kwok (November 9, 2023)

Nicolas DiDomizio (November 2, 2023)

Karma Brown Episode (October 26, 2023)

Chantel Guertin Episode (October 19, 2023)

Hannah Mary McKinnon Episode (October 12, 2023)

Becca Freeman Episode (October 2, 2023)

Heather Dixon Episode (October 3, 2023)

LaToya Watkins Episode (September 21, 2023)

Maya Golden Episode (September 14, 2023)

Kerry Clare Episode (September 11, 2023)

Kelly S Thompson Episode (August 31, 2023)

Fiona Davis Episode (August 24, 2023)

Jessica Hamilton Episode (August 17, 2023)

Lauren JA Bear Episode (August 10, 2023)

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