The Bestseller Experiment

The Bestseller Experiment

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The Bestseller Experiment episodes

  • EP84: Cass Green

    We speak to Cass Green, bestselling author of The Woman Next Door and In a Cottage In a Wood who told us how a quick swim led to a change in direction for her career...

    In this episode you will discover…

    • How writing for children can help writing for adults
    • Strategies for writing for a living
    • The "Therefore, but…" rule for outlining
    • What a writer-in-residence actually does!

    To hear more of this episode in our deep dive, check out patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment

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

    56 min
  • EP82: Jen Williams - "Even Aliens Have Issues."
    We speak to Jen Williams, writer of charismatic characters and founder of the Super Relaxed Fantasy Club.

    In this episode you will discover…
    - Top tips for building and writing captivating characters
    - When character should come before plot
    - The importance of a complex villain and why even aliens have issues
    - And how you can be super relaxed and meet your heroes

    To hear more of this episode in our deep dive, check out https://patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment
    Our novel Back To Reality is out now https://bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality
    47 min
  • EP82: Jen Williams - "Even Aliens Have Issues."

    We speak to Jen Williams, writer of charismatic characters and founder of the Super Relaxed Fantasy Club.

    To hear more of this episode in our deep dive, check out patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment

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

    47 min
  • EP81: Live Show Q&A with the two Marks
    Behold, the highlights of this month's YouTube Live show for our Patreon supporters.

    In this episode you will discover…
    - How long your should project be. How to tell if it’s a short story, a novella, or a novel.
    - How to find other writers who will read and give constructive feedback on your work.
    - The kind of book deal can a debut author expect from a publisher
    - Tips on building your mailing list

    To hear more of this episode in our deep dive, check out https://patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment
    Our novel Back To Reality is out now https://bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality
    59 min
  • EP81: Live Show Q&A with the two Marks

    Behold, the highlights of this month's YouTube Live show for our Patreon supporters

    In this episode you will discover…

    • How to make your characters feel relevant to as many readers as possible
    • How visual flowcharts can help outline your story
    • Liz's tips for coping with writers' block and artists' block and the value of "faffing time"
    • The common traits of bestselling children's authors And how The Sopranos influenced Liz!

    To hear more of this episode in our deep dive, check out patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment

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

    59 min
  • EP79: Liz Pichon
    In the first of an occasional series of reports from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference, we speak to bestselling children’s author and illustrator Liz Pichon about the secrets of the success of her multi-million copy Tom Gates books...

    In this episode you will discover…
    - How to make your characters feel relevant to as many readers as possible
    - How visual flowcharts can help outline your story
    - Liz’s tips for coping with writers’ block and artists’ block and the value of “faffing time”
    - The common traits of bestselling children’s authors
    - And how The Sopranos influenced Liz!

    To hear more of this episode in our deep dive, check out https://patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment
    Our novel Back To Reality is out now https://bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality
    53 min

About The Bestseller Experiment

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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…

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