The Bestseller Experiment

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EP399: Elissa Soave — “My Story is Worth Telling" Aug 28, 2022

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What better way to celebrate our 400th episode than by speaking to some of our longtime listeners and members of the Bestseller Academy who have faced their greatest writing challenges and come through the other side Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP399: Elissa Soave — “My Story is Worth Telling" Aug 21, 2022

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Elissa Soave is the winner of the inaugural Primadonna Prize, an accolade awarded to unpublished and unrepresented writers. Ginger and Me is her debut novel, a part-coming of age and part-mystery novel featuring vivid characters. Elissa reveals how her writing career started with just 500 words and the realisation that her story was worth telling. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP398: Christopher Abbott — Writing as a Superfan Aug 14, 2022

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Christopher Abbott is the award-winning author of the Watson Chronicles, a continuation of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Christopher tells us how he's worked to retain the authenticity of Conan Doyle's style, and what he’s learned about crafting a mystery. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP397: Mark Ellis — Never Give Up Aug 07, 2022

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Mark Ellis is the bestselling author of the DCI Frank Merlin series set in the Second World War. Mark celebrates the publication of the fifth book in the series, Dead in the Water, and reveals his research methods and how he uses real history to develop his stories. He also tells us what he learned from his entrepreneurial life that he carried over with him to his writing. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP396: Lisa Regan — Let Them Tell You No Jul 31, 2022

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Scott Kershaw's debut The Game is a cracking high concept thriller, and Scott’s route to publication is an extraordinary tale of second chances, self-publishing, co-writing, a first-class honours degree, an expensive train journey, weird business cards, and explaining publishing’s system of advances and royalties to friends and family. This is a wonderfully honest interview and full of surprises. And the Two Marks discuss imposter syndrome and why you should celebrate it. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP395: Scott Kershaw — Playing the Game Jul 24, 2022

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EP394: Mike Shackle — Tune in and Go With The Flow Jul 17, 2022

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Mike Shackle returns to the podcast to celebrate Until The Last, the final part of his epic fantasy series The Last War. We’ve been following Mike’s journey since he was inspired by our first Joe Abercrombie episode to pick up the pen and start writing again, through to his deal with Gollancz, and now to conclude the series. Mike tells us how he’s only just getting started. And the Two Marks discuss Mr Stay’s launch party and how it all nearly went horribly wrong... Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP393: Sarai Walker — Subversive, but Fun Jul 10, 2022

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Sarai Walker’s debut novel Dietland was smash hit and made into an AMC TV series, and now she returns with The Cherry Robbers, a twisted, dark gothic novel. Sarai tells us how the novel was inspired by real people and history and how she loves writing fiction that is subversive but “wrapped in a pretty package”. And the Two Marks discuss Mr Stay’s book launch and his unboxing videos, and how to haggle the best deal from a publisher. Please note: there’s no video of the Two Marks on Youtube this week due to broadband issues, but there is video with Sarai’s interview. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP392: David Lee Stone — No One Tells You When You’re Done Jul 03, 2022

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Between 1998 and 2016 David Lee Stone wrote fantasy and YA books for some of the biggest publishers in the world. David discovered the hard way that a big author advance is not always a good thing. David tells us about the dark side of the dream in an incredibly honest and eye-opening interview. But he’s back and on his own terms with his own publisher and The Vanquish Trilogy, and he proves that persistence pays off and that there is always hope. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP391: Lizzy Barber — I Carry My Work With Me Jun 26, 2022

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Lizzy Barber’s critically acclaimed debut novel My Name is Anna won the Daily Mail First Novel competition, and her latest thriller Out of Her Depth is a Richard and Judy book club selection. Lizzy's journey has taken her from winning a Disney writing competition when she was ten, to the Royal Shakespeare Company, to one of the must-read books of the summer. And Mr Stay takes delivery of his new book and gives it a sniff. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

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