The Bestseller Experiment

Mark Stay and Julian Barr, author of The Way Home, discuss Joseph Campell's Hero's Journey in the second of a three-part epic Deep Dive trilogy! Using examples from Star Wars, Jaws, The Godfather, The Notebook and more they look at The Road Back, Resurrection, Return with the Elixir, and they discuss how you can apply the lessons learned to your writing.

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Pernille Hughes brings the funny with her debut novel Sweatpants at Tiffanie’s. To add to the joy, Pernille is one of our listeners and we trace her journey from sharing a photocopier with a Teletubbie to a deal with Harper Impulse.

In this episode you will discover…

- Why good comedy writing involves smoothing outlayers and banging your head against a table

- How to get an agent with nothing more than a spreadsheet, Twitter, determination and a bit of nerve

- Why an editing can mean loosening the seams and being bold (following a bratty sulk) and having faith in the process

Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

Pernille Hughes brings the funny with her debut novel Sweatpants at Tiffanie's. To add to the joy, Pernille is one of our listeners and we trace her journey from sharing a photocopier with a Teletubbie to a deal with Harper Impulse.

To support the show go to bestsellerexperiment.com/support Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

Mark Stay and Julian Barr, author of The Way Home, discuss Joseph Campell’s Hero’s Journey in the first of a three-part epic Deep Dive trilogy! Using examples from Star Wars, Jaws, The Godfather, The Notebook and more they look at the Ordinary World, the Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, Meeting the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold, and they discuss how you can apply the lessons learned to your writing.

Hear more at http://bestsellerexperiment.com/support

Mark Stay and Julian Barr, author of The Way Home, discuss Joseph Campell's Hero's Journey in the second of a three-part epic Deep Dive trilogy! Using examples from Star Wars, Jaws, The Godfather, The Notebook and more they look at Tests, Allies, Enemies, Approaching the Inmost Cave, Ordeal, Death & Rebirth, Reward, Seizing the Sword, and they discuss how you can apply the lessons learned to your writing.

Hear more at http://bestsellerexperiment.com/support

Sam Missingham fell in love with the quirks of the publishing industry when she started working at The Bookseller over a decade ago. Since then she has worked at HarperCollins as head of audience development, and now runs The Lounge, a marketing resource for writers. With an outsider’s perspective, she has been a pioneer of change in how publishers view digital sales and marketing...

In this episode you will discover…

- How to reach 26 million people with a budget of £150

- How organisations like The Alliance of Independent Authors can help you

- How you can use The Lounge to market your books

- And what it takes to be an "empowered author”.

Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

Sam Missingham fell in love with the quirks of the publishing industry when she started working at The Bookseller over a decade ago. Since then she has worked at HarperCollins as head of audience development, and now runs The Lounge, a marketing resource for writers. With an outsider's perspective, she has been a pioneer of change in how publishers view digital sales and marketing...

In this episode you will discover… - Changes in the publishing industry and what lays ahead in the future

- How to reach 26 million people with a budget of £150

- How organisations like The Alliance of Independent Authors can help you

- How you can use The Lounge to market your books

- And what it takes to be an "empowered author".

Mark Stay and Julian Barr, author of The Way Home, discuss Joseph Campell’s Hero’s Journey in the first of a three-part epic Deep Dive trilogy! Using examples from Star Wars, Jaws, The Godfather, The Notebook and more they look at the Ordinary World, the Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, Meeting the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold, and they discuss how you can apply the lessons learned to your writing.

Hear more at http://bestsellerexperiment.com/support

This week's Deep Dive is a discussion with Julian Barr about the Hero's Journey.

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Mr. Stay discusses Romcoms with literary agent and romcom devotee Federica Leonardis in this special Deep Dive. We look at the tropes, the characters, the readers' expectations and we dig deep into one of the greatest movie romcoms, When Harry Met Sally.

Hear more at http://bestsellerexperiment.com/support