466: An Inside Look at the Publishing Industry - Interview

<p dir="ltr">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Bianca Marais, CeCe Lyra, and Carly Watters. We’ll be taking an inside look at the publishing industry.</p> <p dir="ltr">Before diving in, I wanted to make a quick note. Our wonderful guests are the co-hosts of a fantastic podcast that has a particular word in its title. It would be impossible to talk about their show without saying this particular word, so consider this a heads up that there will be salty language in this episode. If you’re listening in public or have little ones around, now would be the time to put on some headphones.</p> <p dir="ltr">Bianca Marais is the author of the bestselling <em>The Witches of Moonshyne Manor</em>, as well as the beloved <em>Hum If You Don't Know the Words</em> and <em>If You Want to Make God Laugh</em>, and the Audible Original, <em>The Prynne Viper</em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">She taught at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies where she was awarded an Excellence in Teaching Award for Creative Writing in 2021.</p> <p dir="ltr">She is the co-host of the popular podcast, The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, which is aimed at helping emerging writers become published.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-73955999-7fff-3155-cd60-3bda518f4767"><br /></strong>You can find her on her <a href= "https://www.biancamarais.com/">website</a> or follow her on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/biancamarais_author/">Instagram</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Cecilia (“CeCe”) Lyra is a literary agent at P.S. Literary Agency, representing adult fiction and non-fiction. A long-term strategic thinker, CeCe prioritizes the creative reach and sustainable longevity of her authors’ careers, and she is actively looking for clients with whom she can build fruitful, lasting relationships. As a mixed race Latinx immigrant, CeCe understands the power of seeing oneself reflected in books, hence her passion for championing under or misrepresented voices and narratives that contribute to a larger cultural co