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 self-published a bestselling book in just one year. Each week, they are guided by and interview million-selling, chart-topping authors, publishers on the inside, editors, agents, social media specialists, and many more big names who play a part in the bestseller process. From the writing to marketing, plotting to publishing, learn the secrets to help you write your way to the top of the charts.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 6 hours 17 minutes
episode 280: Ep 280: The Two Marks | Six Accountability Tips for Writers
Writing can be a solitary occupation, but it doesn’t have to be that way. The Two Marks discuss how accountability has helped them in their writing and offer six tips to help you focus on your writing, become more productive, and finish that book.
episode 281: Ep 281: Deep Dive - Bookbub Promo Tips with Paul Ardoin
Paul Ardoin talks us through the preparations he made for the promotion — including rewriting the opening of his first novel — and how he made the most of the promotion to increase sales across the whole series.
episode 282: Ep 282: Rachel Winters — Would Like to Meet a Bestseller
Rachel Winters tells us how her background as an editor enabled her to think of books as a 360 degree project — digital, audio and film
episode 283: Ep 283: Caro Ramsay — Everything Happens for a Reason
Caro Ramsay is the author of the critically acclaimed Anderson and Costello series, the first of which, Absolution, was shortlisted for the CWA's New Blood Dagger for best debut of the year. In a hugely entertaining interview she tells us how...
episode 284: Ep 284: Deep Dive - Indie Publishing with Caffeine Nights
What can an indie publisher offer to authors that the big houses cannot? MD of Caffeine Nights Darren Laws and author Timothy Adler show us how the bespoke service that an indie publisher provides can be more effective for authors in key genres. They...
episode 285: Ep 285: Philip C Quaintrell
Philip C. Quaintrell is in Amazon’s top 1.8% of self-published authors. He does this with no marketing spend, no newsletter, and epic fantasy novels so massively epic that even Brandon Sanderson would quake at their page count. He’s also one of...
episode 286: Ep 286: Carole Matthews — Write with your Heart
Carole Matthews tells us how it all started with a writing competition, why you shouldn’t be afraid to abandon a book.
episode 287: Ep 287: Charles Stross — Don't wait... Write!
Charles Stross is the multi-award winning author of bestselling series of space opera, alt-history and more. With his new novel Dead Lies Dreaming he jumps back into his Laundry Files universe, and he gives us some incredible tips on writing...
episode 288: Ep 288: — YouTube for Authors with Jeremy Mason
How can authors use YouTube to engage with readers and drive sales? We talk to Jeremy Mason a TV Producer, Director of Photography and Lighting Cameraman with over 20 years UK broadcast experience. He’s been steeped in the world of digital...
episode 289: Ep 289: Four More Years! Live Show
We celebrate four years of the podcast with a live show where our Patrons and Academy members ask us anything and everything. The Two Marks reveal how the podcast started, who they would cast in the movie of Back to Reality, how the podcast has...