Breaking News! Bestseller Experiment fan become #1 Bestseller with Debut
Congratulations to Bestseller Experiment listener, Lorna Cook, who has just hit #1 in the paid Kindle Charts with her debut novel “The Forgotten Village”. We are over the moon for you Lorna and glad we have been part of your journey to success! Every week we hear of more and more listeners landing multi-book deals […]
Continue readingWe’re in the Independent
The Two Marks are interviewed in the Independent about their Bestseller Experiment podcast and how they took the advice of authors – who have sold over 100m books – to write and create the Number 1 bestseller Back to Reality. To read the full interview, please visit: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/writing-a-bestselling-book-a8065156.html
Continue readingPublisher’s Weekly Feature
The Two Marks are interviewed in Publishers Weekly about their Bestseller Experiment podcast and how they took the advice of authors – who have sold over 100m books – to write and create the Number 1 bestseller Back to Reality. To read the full interview, please visit: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/75414-from-podcast-to-self-published-bestseller.html
Continue readingFree Worksheet: How to Generate Theme & Story Ideas
In Episode 11 (Writing a Bestseller – The Story So Far) of The Bestseller Experiment, the Two Marks discuss a tool they created and used to find out what they both love and dislike in life – from music, films, tv, books, passions, crazy life experiences, things that make them mad… It turns out that […]
Continue readingWashington Post Feature
We are really grateful to have been referenced in an excellent article by Karen Heller in the Washington Post. The article is a fascinating read entitled: “Meet the writers who still sell millions of books. Actually, hundreds of millions.” Have a read here.
Continue reading5 Essential Tips Writers Can Learn From Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is one of the best, if not the best TV series ever. From incredible characters, amazing plots, terrific twists… the show has it all. Following The Bestseller Experiment’s interview with Bryan Cranston, we created a premium bonus for our listeners. Here are our five top tips from Breaking Bad that every writer should know: SUMMARY: Mini […]
Continue readingWe’ve hit the iTunes charts!
A big thank you to everyone supporting the Podcast. The show debuted today at #4 in the iTunes Arts & Literature charts. How exciting! Thank you for your support and making this happen. It’s kinda made our day, week, month, year.
Continue readingPodcast Launching Soon
Have you ever dreamed of writing a bestseller? Authors spend many months, often years, writing a book, only for it to sell only a handful of copies. What are the key components that differentiates a book hitting the bestseller chart rather than the bargain bin? The Bestseller Experiment started out as an idea for a Podcast on writing, […]
Continue readingWelcome to The Bestseller Experiment
Fifty-Two Weeks, Two Marks, One Bestseller? How do you write a bestselling novel? Author and screenwriter Mark Stay (“Robot Overlords”) and recording artist, coach and wannabe author Mark Desvaux start a year-long book-writing experiment to discover the answer to that very question. Guided by million-selling authors, publishers, online experts and the audience, these two crash-test […]
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