The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Episodes
My Journey to Publication - Julia Claiborne Johnson
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this hilarious episode, author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with Julia Claiborne Johnson, bestselling author of Better Luck Next Time and Be Fran...
Kicking Off a Wonderfully Creative Year
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais, discusses the main reasons why writers give up, as well as all the things that get in the way of creativity: the pursu...
How to Create and Maintain Suspense in all Genres
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with Putnam editor and adjunct professor of publishing for NYU, Mark Tavani, about all things suspense: techniqu...
Point of View and an Update on the Industry: Carly Watters
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and Host, Bianca Marais, chats with literary agent, Carly Watters from P.S. Literary Agency, about elements of craft and the state of the liter...
The Latest Literary Trend: Writing Partnerships
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais chats with bestselling author duos, Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, as well as Lynne and Valerie Constantine (who write as...
What All Writers Can Learn From the Thriller Genre
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with bestselling author, Samantha M. Bailey, as well as Nita Pronovost, editor and vice president/editorial dire...
Talking Audiobooks & Elements of Craft with Katharine Lee McEwan
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with award-winning British actress, writer, and producer, Katharine Lee McEwan, about all things audiobooks — ...
Why Writing Groups are Integral
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais chats with two members of her BACKSpacers writing group, Alek Trpkovski and Suzanne Dugard, about why writing groups ar...
What You Need to Know About Self Publishing
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with author, K.A. Tucker, who's gone from self publishing to traditional publishing, and then back again. ...
Succeeding in the YA (Young Adult) Market
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with the effervescent Liara Tamani, author of two YA novels, All the Things We Never Knew and Calling My Name, a...
Writing Sex Scenes & Befriending Booksellers
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais, loves booksellers! And she especially loves Rebecca Speas of One More Page Books in Arlington, VA. In this episode, Bi...
When You Don't Make Shit Up - Memoir & Nonfiction
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and Host, Bianca Marais, chats with Kelly S. Thompson, an award-winning writer and editor with a broad range of experience and education in the...
Bestselling Jane Green's Advice to Writers
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais, chats with the delightful international bestselling author, Jane Green, about her twenty-five year career in publishin...
How an Editor Acquires a Manuscript
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author and host, Bianca Marais, takes you behind the scenes of publishing as she chats with editor, Kerri Kolen, about how editors acquire manuscripts...
Delving into the Author/Agent Relationship
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we're exploring the most important professional relationship that an author will have in their career - the one with their...