The Bestseller Experiment

Warren Adler is best known for his classic bestseller The War of the Roses and has had the most incredible career as a writer of novels, stage plays, poems, essays and short stories. He was also an eBook pioneer and paved the way for countless indie authors. Warren's first novel was published when he was 46, and his story is one of dreams and determination.

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Sam Missingham has become one of the most influential voices in publishing through her work with The Bookseller, HarperCollins and her new venture The Lounge, which provides marketing support for all authors. There’s some really useful and topical stuff here, so jump in and enjoy!

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This week's Deep Dive is a discussion with Sam Missingham.

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The highlights from our live show with Children's Literary Agent Amber Caravéo! Amber was formerly a commissioning editor at Random House Children's Books and Editorial Director at Orion Children's Books and is co-founder of Skylark Literary - an agency specialising in children's authors. Amber has worked some incredible children's authors including Liz Kessler, Caroline Lawrence, Holly Black and the Rainbow Magic series. We were delighted to welcome her to the Youtube Live show that we host exclusively for our Patreon Chart Topper supporters.

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Mr. Stay spoke to a pair of his TV writing heroes at the MCM Comic Con in London recently. Rob Grant is the co-creator of the classic science fiction comedy Red Dwarf, and Andrew Marshall is best-known for the BBC comedy Two Point Four Children. Together they have created a fantastic BBC radio comedy series and accompanying novel The Quanderhorn Xperimentations. They talked about its creation, how they work together and with the cast, and we also get a mini-comedy writing masterclass and an exclusive excerpt from the audiobook (with thanks to Orion Audio).

In this episode you will discover…

- Tips on writing with a partner and why visualisation is so important

- Why it can be important to have your concept clear before you write

- How situation, character and comedy come together for the perfect sitcom

- And why writing is like looking for a perfect table

To support the show go to bestsellerexperiment.com/support

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

Mr. Stay spoke to a pair of his TV writing heroes at the MCM Comic Con in London recently. Rob Grant is the co-creator of the classic science fiction comedy Red Dwarf, and Andrew Marshall is best-known for the BBC comedy Two Point Four Children. Together they have created a fantastic BBC radio comedy series and accompanying novel The Quanderhorn Xperimentations. They talked about its creation, how they work together and with the cast, and we also get a mini-comedy writing masterclass and an exclusive excerpt from the audiobook (with thanks to Orion Audio).

In this episode you will discover…

• Tips on writing with a partner and why visualisation is so important
• Why it can be important to have your concept clear before you write
• How situation, character and comedy come together for the perfect sitcom
• And why writing is like looking for a perfect table

The Quanderhorn Xperimentaitons will start on BBC Radio Show 4 on Monday 25th June at 11:30 am, or you can listen via the BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b8cx2z

Crowdfunding is an increasingly common and way for authors to make their project come to life. But how to do this if you’re queasy about asking for money? Jimmy is the Head of Crowdfunding at Unbound Books and he talked us through to dos and don’ts of raising money for creative projects.

In this episode you will discover…

- Effective strategies for making your crowdfunding campaign work

- What motivates people to pledge and why the personal touch works so well

- Why you shouldn’t rely on social media alone, and how to use it more effectively

And how to build your crowd, realise your value, and what do when people say no...

To support the show go to bestsellerexperiment.com/support

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

In one of our Industry Insider Deep Dives we talk to Jessica Purdue from the Orion Publishing Group's Rights department about TV/Film rights, royalties, licences, renewals, translations, co-editions and all sorts of other fascinating ways for authors to make money from their work.

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Crowdfunding is an increasingly common and way for authors to make their project come to life. But how to do this if you're queasy about asking for money? Jimmy is the Head of Crowdfunding at Unbound Books and he talked us through to dos and don'ts of raising money for creative projects.

In this episode you will discover…

• Effective strategies for making your crowdfunding campaign work
• What motivates people to pledge and why the personal touch works so well
• Why you shouldn't rely on social media alone, and how to use it more effectively
• And how to build your crowd, realise your value, and what do when people say no...

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

In one of our Industry Insider Deep Dives we talk to Jessica Purdue from the Orion Publishing Group's Rights department about TV/Film rights, royalties, licences, renewals, translations, co-editions and all sorts of other fascinating ways for authors to make money from their work.

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