How Specificity Brings a Story to Life, Answering Your Questions, and a Bookseller Gives You Comps

In today's BONUS EPISODE, Bianca first chats with Rosie Walsh , bestselling author of The Love of My Life, about when a story forces a plotter to become a pantser; figuring out how to work in backstory after the midpoint twist; pulling a manuscript apart and putting it back together multiple times; how the only way to learn how to write a book is writing one; knowing how to pitch your book despite straddling genres; hiding something in plain sight and the care it requires when it comes down to word choice; how the natural world can inform plot and character; how characterization is a process of painstaking layering; allowing your characters to be beige in early drafts; and putting your manuscript in front of non-writers to see a reader's reaction to a story. We then answer the questions you've phoned in with. After which, Bianca chats with NoViolet Bulawayo , the award-winning and bestselling author of Glory , about writing satire and building a lexicon; using allegories in your writing; using your art to be part of something larger; how to be engaged with the times, to facilitate important conversations; writing animals as characters; and her tips for emerging writers. Finally, Bianca is joined by East City Bookshop book buyer, Emilie Sommer , who takes your questions to help you find comp titles! Find us on our socials: Twitter: @TSNOTYAW @BiancaM_author @carlywatters @ceciliaclyra Instagram: @biancamarais_author @carlywatters @cece_lyra_agent @ the_shit_about_writing Facebook: @tsnotyaw Website: www.biancamarais.com Rosie Walsh can be found at www.rosiewalsh.com and on Instagram and Twitter at @therosiewalsh. NoViolet Bulawayo can be found at www.novioletbulawayo.com East City Bookshop can be found at www.eastcitybookshop.com and on Instagram at @eastcitybookshop on Twitter at @eastcitybooks Emilie Sommer can be found on Instagram at @emiliesommer Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/tsnotyaw * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com * Check out Wayfair: https://www.wayfair.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands