EP383: Simon McCleave — Start with the Twist

Simon McCleave’s first indie novel The Snowdonia Killings sold over 200,000 copies after its release in 2020. He is astonishingly prolific and all his novels since have been Amazon bestsellers. His new novel, The Dark Tide, kicks off a new series, and now he’s being published by HarperCollins. He reveals the things he learned in TV and film that helped him become so prolific, and why he always starts with the twist. And the two Marks discuss productivity tips and the pros and cons of physical books and ebooks.

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In this episode you will discover:
  • The importance of location in fiction
  • What Simon learned from working as a script editor
  • And why he’s moved from indie publishing to writing for a traditional publisher…

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