EP05: NaNoWriMo | How to Write 50,000 Words in Month | Grant Faulkner
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 […]
Continue readingEP04: Joanne Harris | Chocolat & Sheds
Best known for her novel Chocolat, which sold well over a million copies and was made into a movie starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche, Joanne has written over twenty books, including Runemarks and Gospel of Loki, which were based on Norse legend. We spoke with her about writing, aspiration and sheds. The Podcast Click […]
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 readingEP03: Million-Selling Indie Author | Shannon Mayer
From farrier to million-selling indie author, USA Today bestseller, and writing machine, Shannon bestows wisdom, inspiration, and a quote that we want on t-shirts and bumper stickers. PODCAST Click to Tweet: @TheShannonMayer Your muse is your bitch! You have to make it work for you #amwriting @bestsellerxp Thanks for listening and joining us. Have some feedback […]
Continue readingEP02: Bestselling Editors | Sam Eades & Juliet Ewers – Orion Books
Ian Rankin, Neil Gaiman, Michael Connelly have worked with them and now they get us cornered. Juliet Ewers and Sam Eades are commissioning editors at the Orion Publishing Group. They explain just what an editor does, the common mistakes that writers make, and give us a big slap of a reality-check. PODCAST Click to Tweet: […]
Continue readingEP01: Who Buys Bestsellers? | Vics Tranter – Hachette Books
As we begin our epic quest to write and chart a book in one year, we need to discover what kind of person buys bestselling books. We turn to Hachette Book Group consumer insight expert Vics Tranter, who shares her experience and wisdom with us and we discover just who will be reading our book… and it’s a […]
Continue readingEP00: The Bestseller Experiment Preview
Welcome to the Bestseller Experiment! 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, […]
Continue readingHow Do I Listen to a Podcast?
If you are new to Podcasts, we’ve put together this short guide on how enter this amazing world of brilliant content. A podcast is essentially a radio show that you get on the internet. You can listen any time you want so it is like having a radio station on-demand. How can I listen to […]
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, […]
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