About this episode

Bestselling author Jenny Jackson discusses the challenges of writing a second novel with literary agent CeCe Lyra.

In this month's bonus episode, bestselling author Jenny Jackson connects with literary agent CeCe Lyra to discuss the challenges of writing a second novel, balancing reader expectations, and finding confidence in the creative process. Jenny and CeCe explore character-driven storytelling, the ethics of drawing from real life, and the themes of friendship, marriage, parenthood, and growing up that shape ‘ The Shampoo Effect .’ Plus, Jenny shares insights into crafting memorable characters, revealing backstory, and why sometimes the biggest twists are the ones you can’t talk about. 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. Find us on our socials: Threads: https://www.threads.net/@the_shit_about_writing https://www.threads.net/@biancamarais_author…

People in this episode

Hosts: Carly Watters, Bianca Marais

Guest: Jenny Jackson

Topics covered

• writing challenges
• second novel
• character-driven storytelling
• reader expectations
• creative confidence
• themes of friendship and marriage

Keywords

• writing
• second novel
• character development
• reader expectations
• creative process
• friendship
• parenthood

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wendy Sherman Associates, P.S. Literary Agency

Books & works: The Shampoo Effect

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