✨The Modern Guide to Querying Literary Agents. Plus, Mapping Out Your Revisions✨
Also, we have three incredible author interviews this week!
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Also, what do birdhouses have to do with creative writing?
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And how even difficult feedback can be a gift!
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Query Critiques July 2026
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✨CeCe's Writing Tension Course Now Features The Acquisitions Pipeline! Plus, Healthy Writing Habits to Cultivate✨
Also, don't doubt that you're still a writer even during periods of creative silence...
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Also, we have a stellar Meet Your Dream Agent profile!
✨All About Fantasy Virtual Retreat; & Unlikable or Just Honest and Complex? Plus, When Consistency Can Be Counterproductive✨
Also, the Beta Reader Match Up registrations are open! And if you're an agent, we'd love to profile you!
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Also, why setting matters just as much as plot or character!
✨The Writing Trick That Landed Five Agent Offers. Plus, Meet the Hosts in Calgary Next Month! ✨
Also, thriving as a multilane writer. And how a good agent can help you position your writing!
Shooting The Shit *LIVE* with Carly and CeCe - Summer Edition
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