<p>Amita Parikh's debut novel The Circus Train took six years to write and has been earning praise worldwide, but it might never had happened if she hadn't found herself lost in London, asking for directions. Amita tells us how she bounced back from rejection, why sport is the best way to train for writing, and how she created a writing habit.</p>

Amita Parikh's debut novel The Circus Train took six years to write and has been earning praise worldwide, but it might never had happened if she hadn't found herself lost in London, asking for directions. Amita tells us how she bounced back from rejection, why sport is the best way to train for writing, and how she created a writing habit.

EP445: Amita Parikh — "Don't Be a Victim."

Join author and screenwriter Mark Stay with coach and entrepreneur Mark Desvaux, as they discover the secrets to writing a bestseller and challenge themselves and you to write, market and self-published a bestselling book in just one year. Each week, they are guided by and interview million-selling, chart-topping authors, publishers on the inside, editors, agents, social media specialists, and many more big names who play a part in the bestseller process. From the writing to marketing, plotting to publishing, learn the secrets to help you write your way to the top of the charts.

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