The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
https://redcircle.com/shows/the-shit-no-one-tells-you-about-writing
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.
Hosts
- Bianca Marais host
- Carly Watters host
- Ce Ce Lyra host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emilie Sommer | 25 | 2025-11-23 | |
| Emmy Nordstrom-Higdon | 5 | 2023-02-22 | |
| Marissa Stapley | 5 | 2025-09-24 | |
| Femi Omotade | 4 | 2023-01-22 | |
| Samantha M. Bailey | 4 | 2024-02-25 | |
| Byron Lane | 3 | 2023-08-02 | |
| Carley Fortune | 3 | 2025-05-07 | |
| Emily Henry | 3 | 2023-05-28 | |
| Hannah Mary Mc Kinnon | 3 | 2025-10-22 | |
| Karma Brown | 3 | 2023-10-25 | |
| Kerry Clare | 3 | 2026-03-29 | |
| Kirthana Ramisetti | 3 | 2025-04-09 | |
| Amy Tector | 2 | 2023-03-26 | |
| Andrea Bartz | 2 | 2023-07-05 | |
| Andrea Dunlop | 2 | 2023-03-22 | |
| Beth O’Leary | 2 | 2026-04-01 | |
| CeCe Lyra | 2 | 2025-09-14 | |
| Claire Lombardo | 2 | 2024-06-19 | |
| Courtney Maum | 2 | 2022-05-04 | |
| Dana Murphy | 2 | 2023-11-08 | |
| Deanna Raybourn | 2 | 2025-03-30 | |
| Dr. Tracy Dalgleish | 2 | 2025-11-19 | |
| Ella Berman | 2 | 2023-04-05 | |
| Fiona Davis | 2 | 2023-08-23 | |
| Hank Phillippi Ryan | 2 | 2025-09-28 | |
| Jael Richardson | 2 | 2022-10-19 | |
| Jane Healey | 2 | 2025-07-27 | |
| Jesse Thistle | 2 | 2022-03-06 | |
| Jessica Knoll | 2 | 2023-10-29 | |
| Jessica Payne | 2 | 2022-05-15 | |
| Julie Carrick Dalton | 2 | 2023-06-25 | |
| Kate Hilton | 2 | 2026-04-01 | |
| Kath Jonathan | 2 | 2025-03-26 | |
| Kelly S. Thompson | 2 | 2023-08-30 | |
| Kirsten Miller | 2 | 2025-10-08 | |
| Kristen Bird | 2 | 2023-03-15 | |
| Laurie Frankel | 2 | 2026-04-29 | |
| Lidija Hilje | 2 | 2025-07-02 | |
| Lily King | 2 | 2022-07-27 | |
| Lindsay Wong | 2 | 2026-04-29 | |
| Lisa Cron | 2 | 2021-07-11 | |
| Lisa Steinke | 2 | 2026-01-25 | |
| Liz Fenton | 2 | 2026-01-25 | |
| Lynne Constantine | 2 | 2024-08-21 | |
| Mai Nguyen | 2 | 2026-04-29 | |
| Mark Tavani | 2 | 2022-07-20 | |
| May Cobb | 2 | 2022-06-15 | |
| Natalie MacLean | 2 | 2023-10-29 | |
| Nita Pronovost | 2 | 2022-07-06 | |
| Rachel Kapelke-Dale | 2 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Rebecca Speas | 2 | 2022-03-27 | |
| RJ Witherow | 2 | 2023-05-28 | |
| Sarah Phair | 2 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Tove Danovich | 2 | 2023-10-29 | |
| Traci Thomas | 2 | 2023-05-17 | |
| Tracy Dobmeier | 2 | 2025-12-03 | |
| Uzma Jalaluddin | 2 | 2023-11-26 | |
| Valerie Constantine | 2 | 2024-08-21 | |
| Veronia Park | 2 | 2022-01-05 | |
| Wendy Katzman | 2 | 2025-12-03 | |
| Abby Maslin | 1 | 2023-01-04 | |
| Abigail Wild | 1 | 2024-07-10 | |
| Addison Duffy | 1 | 2021-06-27 | |
| Aisling Rawle | 1 | 2025-06-18 | |
| Alek Trpkovski | 1 | 2020-11-25 | |
| Alessandra Ranelli | 1 | 2026-05-13 | |
| Alexa Martin | 1 | 2022-11-23 | |
| Alexandria Brown | 1 | 2021-03-04 | |
| Alicia Clancy | 1 | 2024-01-03 | |
| Ali Hazelwood | 1 | 2024-01-31 | |
| Alisha Sevigny | 1 | 2022-04-24 | |
| Alison Espach | 1 | 2024-07-24 | |
| Alix E. Harrow | 1 | 2024-10-09 | |
| Alka Joshi | 1 | 2021-12-29 | |
| Allegra Goodman | 1 | 2025-01-29 | |
| Amanda Jayatissa | 1 | 2021-11-03 | |
| Amanda Pellegrino | 1 | 2022-04-17 | |
| Amanda Peters | 1 | 2024-09-11 | |
| Amanda Quain | 1 | 2022-08-24 | |
| Amber Brown | 1 | 2022-12-07 | |
| Amber Mc Bride | 1 | 2025-10-26 | |
| Ami J. Sanghvi | 1 | 2021-11-21 | |
| Amita Parikh | 1 | 2022-11-02 | |
| Amy Einhorn | 1 | 2021-10-13 | |
| Amy Jones | 1 | 2022-05-15 | |
| Amy Shoenthal | 1 | 2024-09-29 | |
| Anamely Salgado Reyes | 1 | 2024-07-31 | |
| Andrea Guevara | 1 | 2023-04-23 | |
| Andrew Wall | 1 | 2021-08-08 | |
| Anise Vance | 1 | 2023-12-06 | |
| Annabel Monaghan | 1 | 2024-06-05 | |
| Anna Mitchael | 1 | 2025-05-25 | |
| Anne Bogel | 1 | 2021-07-14 | |
| Annie Hartnett | 1 | 2025-08-27 | |
| Ann Mah | 1 | 2021-03-17 | |
| Ann Napolitano | 1 | 2025-04-09 | |
| Ann Patchett | 1 | 2023-07-30 | |
| Ashley Audrain | 1 | 2022-02-09 | |
| Audrey Burges | 1 | 2023-01-18 | |
| Ava Wilder | 1 | 2022-06-12 |
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