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The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
by Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra
Today: #122 in Arts on our combined chart.
Today: #137 in Arts, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #126 in Arts, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #85 in Arts, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #192 in Arts, Ireland on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
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| Oct 21 | #126 | #124 | — |
| Oct 20 | #100 | #96 | — |
| Oct 19 | #125 | #123 | — |
| Oct 18 | #83 | #80 | — |
| Oct 17 | #93 | #94 | #84 |
| Oct 16 | #64 | #64 | #71 |
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This is a podcast for emerging writers who want to improve the quality of their work and learn more about the publishing industry. Your one host, Bianca Marais (the bestselling author of 'The Witches of Moonshyne Manor') interviews authors, agents, editors and just about anyone and everyone who's involved in bringing a book to market. She's joined by her cohosts, literary agents Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra from P.S. Literary Agency, who read and critique query letters as well as opening pages in their Books with Hooks segment. Expect good advice, honest insights, and a few laughs along the way.