CeCe Lira

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364 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 7 May

CeCe Lira’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Shit No One Tells You About Writing · The Craft of Specificity: Why Vague Kills Queries · 7 May 2026 podcast

Because...

Johnny's special, right?

Like the whole point of Johnny's that Johnny is special.

So if this random stranger who he's really just seen for like a second and now realizes is not Johnny, if that stranger has the power to cause all these things in him, then it just feels too plot convenient.

You know, it feels like, okay, well, he's feeling these things for random people.

I think it kind of takes away from the special nature of his relationship with Johnny.

So that was one note I had, one question I had.

But again, overall, very strong.

We have some excellent query letters and pages on this show today.

Just saying.

Amazing.

Thank you, Carly.

Thank you for these insights.

We managed to get through it.

We did it.

Bianca, if you're listening, be so proud of us.

What's up, everyone?

This is Cece.

So I recently grabbed lunch with an acquiring editor from HarperCollins who told me that the number of submissions she's been getting has nearly doubled.

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