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✨How You Fail by Not Trying; Why You Should Fake It Till You Make It; & Unconventional Writing Advice...✨
✨The Challenges of Editing Your Own Work; Dealing with Self Doubt; & Fun Side Stories About Opium Dens and Graverobbing✨
✨How Do You Know If Your Story Idea is Worth Pursuing? Jennifer Trevelyan Has a One-Question Test for That✨
✨Query Critiques Inside! Plus, How a Screenwriter’s Sense of Pacing Can Deepen a Novel’s Emotional Impact; Writing to Understand; & Wisdom…
✨Torturing Your Characters; Finding Your Voice; A Cheat Sheet for Mourning or Revising a Project; Using Cinematic Techniques for Scene Work…
✨Bonus Character Development Questionnaire; Why You Shouldn't be Networking; Fun Ways to Get Your Book Noticed; & Creating Writing Time✨
Query Critiques December 2025
A compilation of Carly and CeCe's critiques of the month's queries.
✨Are You Blocked or Bored?; Tossing Narrative Curveballs; Thinking Like a 🕵🏻‍♀️; & Can You Guess the Hosts From Their Baby Pics?✨
Plus, more of your money questions answered in Shooting the Shit...
✨Letters From Our Hosts; Big Auction Debuts; Being Brought Back to the Page; & How You Know a Book is Done✨
Plus, don't freak out, okay, but it's officially Deep Dive month! And you can WIN A REGISTRATION!
✨Query Critiques Inside! Plus, How a Screenwriter’s Sense of Pacing Can Deepen a Novel’s Emotional Impact; Writing to Understand; & Wisdom…
And farewell to 2025! Don't let the door hit you on the way out!
✨Critique Partners: The Why, The Who, The How✨
Plus, the job of disruptions as discussed in this week's Books with Hooks...
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Plus, the last Shooting the Shit segment of the year is all about money, honey...
✨Balancing Quiet Stories with Emotional Stakes & Five Reasons to Write in the Age of Generative AI✨
Plus, it's the season to treat yourself!
✨Query Critiques Inside! Plus, Handling Criticism; A Roadmap For When You Feel Overwhelmed; Why You Need a Publicist; & Walking Hand In Hand…
Holy shiznet, Batman! Our heads are spinning from just how much excellent content we've managed to pack into today's edition!
✨What Successful Writers Don’t Do. Plus, 2026's First Beta Reader Match Up✨
Also, festive season Deep Dive discounts and quiet stories with big stakes...
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