The Short Story vs The Novel

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra

How To, Books, Education, Fiction, Arts

4.8 • 733 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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In today’s episode, M. Evelina Galang joins Bianca, Carly, and CeCe to critique Books with Hooks submissions while also talking about her short story collection, When the Hibiscus Falls. During the episode, they discuss how to connect short stories and arrange them into a collection; using setting to inform the story; zooming into plot points in a query; clever ways to world build; meeting a character other than the protagonist in the opening pages; using a personal universal element to connect readers with characters and what this means in the short story format vs a novel; introducing a story’s question in the first line; authenticity of foreign languages that are not foreign to the character; context clues and missing details in query letters; the importance of selecting the right comps; using swear words in women’s fiction; how working in the film industry can inform your writing in terms of attention to detail; line level writing; and starting in media res.

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0:00.0	Hi there and welcome to our show. The shit no one tells you about writing. I'm Bianca
0:12.7	Moray and I'm joined by Carly Waters and Cici Lira from PS Literary Agency. It's a new year
0:20.4	and time to get fresh eyes on your work in progress.
0:24.0	Are you looking for beta readers, some of whom might potentially become writing group members down
0:28.8	the line? Are you wanting to be matched up with those writing in a similar genre and or time
0:34.3	zone so they can critique your work as you critique theirs at the same time.
0:38.7	Your manuscript doesn't have to be complete to sign up for this 3,000 word evaluation.
0:44.0	This matchup will be open to registrations from now until the 2nd of March
0:48.7	with the matchup emails going out on the 3rd of March.
0:52.4	Always such an exciting day.
0:54.8	For more information and to register,
0:57.0	go to Bianca Moray.com and go to the beta reader matchup tab.
1:01.0	And please spread the word,
1:02.9	even if you aren't joining the matchup this time.
1:05.7	The more writers we have signed up,
1:08.0	the better the matches will be.
1:10.5	Hello from Cici.
1:12.0	I'm so excited to announce an all-new class called Starting It Right, which is all about
1:17.0	how to begin your story in the best place and in the best way.
1:20.7	Now, this is going to be a four-day class, so come prepared to take lots of notes.
1:25.2	We'll cover the different types of beginnings and how to choose the best
1:28.5	one for your story, how to frame your inciting incident in a compelling way, common mistakes
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