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EP358: Deep Dive — Surviving NanoWriMo with GB Ralph

GB Ralph, author of the Rise and Shine series, talks about his last-minute decision to try NanoWriMo this year. He takes us from the first idea for his new series — The Milverton Mysteries — to the various options he had, including: writing every day, writing “hermit style”, and waiting for the muse. And he […]

EP354: Deep Dive — Beta Readers with StoryOrigin’s Evan Gow

We welcome Evan Gow back to the podcast to discuss StoryOrigin’s new feature to help manage feedback from your Beta Readers. You can discover more about StoryOrigin here: https://storyoriginapp.com/ And here’s when Evan last came on the podcast: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep223-storyorigin-promotions-with-evan-gow/ Links: THE BESTSELLER ACADEMY: bestsellerexperiment.com/academy Sign up to the BXP2020 Challenge here: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/bxp2020/ Here’s the BXP2020 […]

EP350: Deep Dive — Writer Burnout with Paul Bulos

We welcome Paul Bulos back to the podcast to discuss what burnout is and how it affects writers. Paul also offers ten strategies to help you overcome burnout. You can discover more about Paul’s services here: http://www.thecompletecoach.co.uk Links: THE BESTSELLER ACADEMY: bestsellerexperiment.com/academy Sign up to the BXP2020 Challenge here: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/bxp2020/ Here’s the BXP2020 Word Bank: […]

Deep Dive — Writing Horror with Adam Nevill

Award-winning horror author Adam Nevill answers our listener questions on setting the mood, balancing gore and terror to find the right tone, research into the supernormal, getting into the minds of perpetrators of evil, the biggest lessons he has learned in his extraordinary career, how screenwriting has helped his novel writing, and how he’s conditioned […]

EP343: Deep Dive — Non-Fiction and Memoir with Jenn T Grace

Jenn T. Grace is the founder of Publish Your Purpose, a hybrid publishing company that helps first-time authors get their books written and finds them an eager audience. Jenn takes us through the first steps of writing non-fiction and memoir, the essential elements of a book proposal, and how to make your books stand out from the crowd. You […]

EP341: Deep Dive — Book Launches with Patrick Walsh

PublishingPush.com help publishers and authors publish and promote their books, and Patrick runs us through the ten most common mistakes made by authors when launching their books, and he answers our listener questions on book launches. You can discover more about Publishing Push here: https://publishingpush.com Links: THE BESTSELLER ACADEMY: bestsellerexperiment.com/academy Pre-Order Mr Stay’s new book Babes in the […]

EP339: Deep Dive — Jennie Nash, Blueprint for a Book

Bestselling book coach Jennie Nash has inspired hundreds of novelists, and in her new book Blueprint for a Book she makes the case for writers defining the foundational elements of their story before writing. She also answers listener questions on self-editing, first drafts, second drafts, getting an agent, writing stand-alones and series, and how to […]

EP335: Deep Dive — Copy Editing with Lisa Rogers

Lisa Rogers has been copy editor to some amazing authors including Joe Abercrombie, Terry Pratchett, Iain Banks, Tad Williams and some bloke called Mark Stay. She answers listener questions on the role of a copy editor, common mistakes made by authors, style guides, timelines, differences in style between UK and US publishers, Oxford commas, point-of-view, […]

EP333: Deep Dive — Diversity & Inclusion with Dr Jen O’Ryan

Dr Jen O’Ryan the author of “Inclusive AF: A Field Guide for ‘Accidental’ Diversity Experts”. Designed for anyone thinking about Inclusion and Diversity. She answers our listener questions on writing diverse characters, the kinds of research and due diligence to explore when writing outside of your own experience, the changes needed in publishing for diversity to work […]

EP326: Deep Dive — Book Launches with Sara Cox

Mark Stay is joined by Sara Cox — who helped him launch his novel The Crow Folk earlier this year — to answer listener questions on Book Launches, including… how far should you plan ahead, the different types of launches, the pre-launch essentials, post-launch best practice and much, much more. Links: Sara’s website: saranaidinecox.com Sara on […]

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