Writing Retellings and Reimaginings

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

In today's Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly and CeCe critique two listener query letters, one fantasy and one middle-grade fiction. During which, they discuss the need for characters to physically move around and the idea that a lack of movement might mean too much interiority and not enough plot; the need for interiority to match point of view; Bianca gives line level writing advice about phrasing; the idea of your protagonist being the 'sun' in your novel and other characters the 'planets'; the difference between specificity and spoilers in a query; and comparison as a way to build character.

After which, Bianca interviews Jillian Cantor, author of The Fiction Writer. The two discuss the freedom and ability to write across genres; the importance of finding the right agent for you; what writing different genres can teach you as a writer; writing retellings; how the prologue of Jillian's latest novel came to be; using epistolary elements; and Jillian's advice for writers trying to break into the industry.

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