The Bestseller Experiment

The Bestseller Experiment

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The Bestseller Experiment episodes

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

    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 Read more at http://bestsellerexperiment.libsyn.com/#slCgMdVjuTzcFdSt.99
    53 min
  • EP77: Brandon Sanderson
    We caught up with fantasy bestselling author and super nice dude Brandon Sanderson and in a jam-packed episode he answered our listeners’ questions and let us in on some of his inspirational top tips for productive writing...

    In this episode you will discover…
    - The secret to Brandon’s productivity
    - How you can stay excited about the project you’re working on
    - Why there’s no “should” in writing
    - And when you need to shove your artist in the closet

    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
    33 min
  • EP077: The Epic Brandon Sanderson

    We caught up with fantasy bestselling author and super nice dude Brandon Sanderson and in a jam-packed episode he answered our listeners' questions and let us in on some of his inspirational top tips for productive writing...

    In this episode you will discover…

    • The secret to Brandon's productivity
    • How you can stay excited about the project you're working on
    • Why there's no "should" in writing
    • And when you need to shove your artist in the closet

    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

    33 min
  • EP75: Location, location, location and murder with Lara Dearman
    We talk to novelist Lara Dearman about her debut book The Devil’s Claw and the importance of place, location, myths and folklore in her fiction and much more.

    In this episode you will discover…
    - How a community college course can spark a career in writing
    - Strategies for writing when you’re a full-time parent
    - Tips for choosing an agent and a publisher
    - The importance of accuracy when writing a real location
    - How Enid Blyton inspired Lara’s crime fiction

    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
    45 min
  • EP75: Location, location, location and murder with Lara Dearman

    We talk to novelist Lara Dearman about her debut book The Devil's Claw and the importance of place, location, myths and folklore in her fiction and much more.

    In this episode you will discover…

    • How a community college course can spark a career in writing
    • Strategies for writing when you're a full-time parent
    • Tips for choosing an agent and a publisher
    • The importance of accuracy when writing a real location
    • How Enid Blyton inspired Lara's crime fiction

    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

    45 min
  • EP73: New Year's Countdown to Your Favourite Episodes
    A Happy New Year to all our listeners! In today’s special episode we conclude our thrilling countdown of our top 10 best episodes as voted for by you with our favourite clips from those shows! Who will come top? Listen now...

    In this episode you will discover…
    - What really scares one of our horror author guests
    - How to cope with the infamous kitchen scene trap
    - What does one of our guests consider to be “bollocks advice”?
    - And what effect has Ben Aaronovitch’s rant had on the two Marks’ writing…?

    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
    39 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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