Writing Memoir, Planting Curiosity Seeds & Choosing Inciting Incidents

In today's Bonus Episode, CeCe chats with Zibby Owens , podcaster, publisher, CEO and author of Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature. They play two truths and a lie (the writing version); discuss a strategy for turning memories into memoir; and Zibby's writing and publishing advice for emerging writers. After which, Bianca chats with Samantha M. Bailey , bestselling author of Watch Out for Her about sewing curiosity seeds; writing messy first drafts; being aware of your writing crutches; choosing your tenses intentionally; and what it's like to be a bestselling author. Finally, Bianc a chats with Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda , award-winning author of No Be From Hia , about the challenges of writing a multi-POV, multi-timeline debut novel; ensuring the voice grows with the character from child to adult; inciting incidents—on and off the page; and working with editors before you query. 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.c om and www.theshitaboutwriting.com Zibby can be found at @zibbyowens on Twitter and Instagram, and at www.zibbyowens.com Samantha can be found at @sbaileybooks on Instagram and Twitter, and at www.samanthambailey.ca Natasha can be found at @tashomokhodian on Instagram 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