The Bestseller Experiment

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EP273: Liz Moore — Bestsellers Worth Waiting For May 17, 2020

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Liz Moore is the NY Times bestselling author of Long Bright River, a novel ten years in the making that started with short stories, non-fiction sketches and community work in the neighbourhood where the story is set. All that due diligence led to one of the most acclaimed books of the year. Liz tells us how she crafts each of her books, and the Two Marks debate the pros and cons of the slow novel approach. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP007: Archive Rerun - Bryan Cranston | On Breaking Bad, Characters, Writing & Life May 10, 2020

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In this week's episode from the BXP Archives... Michael Connelly is one of the most successful crime authors in the world with over 60m book sales. Having just released his new Harry Bosch thriller, he shares secrets about developing characters & writing book series – in the back of a London cab! Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP272: Deep Dive - An Editorial Q&A with Rachel Winterbottom May 08, 2020

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Rachel Winterbottom is Senior Commissioning Editor at Gollancz and she also writes fiction as Rachel Winters. Rachel answers our listener questions on the editorial process, what editors are looking for, tropes, word count, social media, deadlines, publication scheduling, conventions and much more! Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP271: Ayisha Malik — Just Get Through It May 04, 2020

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Ayisha Malik, author of This Green and Pleasant Land, gives us amazing tips on first drafts, sequels, publicity, social media and why writing commercial, comedic fiction doesn’t mean you can’t tackle big themes, and how being a ghostwriter taught her how to be a professional writer. We also catch-up on the good news stories from our listeners, and Mr Stay has read the first draft of his wife’s debut novel and he gives his verdict... Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP006: Archive Rerun - Bryan Cranston | On Breaking Bad, Characters, Writing & Life Apr 26, 2020

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In this week's episode from the BXP Archives... Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston tells us about his life and new bestselling memoir, A Life In Parts. Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe, Tony and Emmy award-winner, he’s best known for roles in Malcolm in the Middle, Seinfeld and most famously, Walter White. Few people know that he is also an accomplished writer having written a number of screenplays, plays, and now his autobiography. We began our conversation by asking to speak to Bryan Cranston the writer… Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP270: Mel Sherratt — Pressing That Button Changed My Life Apr 19, 2020

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Bestselling author Mel Sherratt tells us why she never gave up after twelve years of rejection. Since then, Mel has been self-published, traditionally published and digital-first published… she’s done it all and sold over a million and a half books! She tells us how publishing her first book changed everything. AND we celebrate five millions words banked on the BXP2020 Challenge with a chat with Claire Burgess, who just completed the first draft of her novel after starting the challenge in January. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP269: Deep Dive - Blog tours with Heather Fitt Apr 17, 2020

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Heather Fitt is the founder of Overview Media and organised our recent blog tour for the audiobook of Back to Reality. Heather takes us through the benefits of a blog tour and how they are organised and answers our listeners’ questions on costs, genres, bloggers, the lengths of blog tours and what to do with all those reviews when it’s over. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP005: Archive Rerun - NaNoWriMo | How to Write 50,000 Words in Month | Grant Faulkner Apr 13, 2020

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In this week's episode from the BXP Archives... Every November hundreds of thousands of writers start their annual challenge of writing 50,000 words in one month. It’s called NaNoWriMomo (National Novel Writing Month). We get to speak with executive Director Grant Faulkner in the hectic run-up to NaNoWriMo, who shares his tips for both first-timers and veterans who make up the world’s most incredible writing community and event. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP268: Emergency Good News Special Apr 05, 2020

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We scrambled to put this episode together in which we try and put some positive vibes out into the world. We celebrate some of our listeners’ recent triumphs, we answer listener questions, discuss creativity, strategies for working from home, how to make the most of your day and why writing is so important. Sit back and forget the world’s woes for just a short while... Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP267: Deep Dive - Indie Children’s Publishing with Karen Inglis Apr 04, 2020

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Karen Inglis is a bestselling indie children’s author based in the UK. Her books have sold over 100,000 copies and in this Deep Dive episode she answers our listener questions on finding illustrators, printing, marketing, blurbs, age-ranging, the craft of writing children’s books and tips on running great school events. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

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