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This week on the podcast Bianca sits down with Cherokee Nation member, USA Today bestselling author Vanessa Lillie to discuss her gripping new thriller, The Bone Thief. Vanessa shares her long road to publication, navigating rejection and the business of publishing, and why writers need to trust their instincts. She also explains how writers can create a propulsive opening, write complex characters, and use suspense to explore Indigenous history, the trauma of colonialism, and the theft of Indigenous remains.
Note: CeCe Lyra is a literary agent at Wendy Sherman Associates. If you’d like to query CeCe, please refer to the submission guidelines at www.wsherman.com. Carly Watters is a literary agent at P.S. Literary Agency, but her work on this podcast is not affiliated with the agency, and the views expressed by Carly on this podcast are solely that of her as a podcast co-host and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, policies, or position of P.S. Literary Agency.
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TRANSCRIPTION 🔗
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[SPEAKER_01]: and welcome to our show.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The shit no one tells you about writing.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm best selling author Bianca Marie, and I'm joined by C.C.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Lira of Wendy Sherman Associates and Carly Waters of PS Literary.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Everyone, today's guest is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the author of the USA today bestsell…
