EP336: Steve Cavanagh — Engage the Reader Straight Away

Sunday Times bestselling thriller writer Steve Cavanagh returns triumphant to the podcast. When we last spoke to him he was on the verge of a great breakthrough. Today he’s an award-winner and international bestseller and with his new thriller The Devil’s Advocate he’s done it again. Steve reveals how he works hard to engage the reader straight away.

In this episode you will discover:

Tips for writing great hooky shout lines.
Tips for writing different points-of-view.
And the great revelation Steve had that changed the course of his career.

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Here are some of the links we talked about in the show…

Steve’s website: https://www.stevecavanaghauthor.com/
When we last spoke to Steve: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/125-steve-cavanagh/
Tickets for Mark Stay in conversation with Joe Abercrombie: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joe-abercrombie-in-conversation-with-mark-stay-at-piccadilly-tickets-166942165511
Our episode with Joe Abercrombie: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep09-joe-abercrombie/
THE BESTSELLER ACADEMY: bestsellerexperiment.com/academy
Sign up to the 200 Word A Day Challenge here: 200wordchallenge.com
Here’s the 200 Word A Day Word Bank: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/bxp2020-word-count/
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- And here from Audible UK
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