EP394: Mike Shackle — Tune in and Go With The Flow

Mike Shackle returns to the podcast to celebrate Until The Last, the final part of his epic fantasy series The Last War. We’ve been following Mike’s journey since he was inspired by our first Joe Abercrombie episode to pick up the pen and start writing again, through to his deal with Gollancz, and now to conclude the series. Mike tells us how he’s only just getting started. And the Two Marks discuss Mr Stay’s launch party and how it all nearly went horribly wrong…

We discuss…

Why scrapping drafts has become part of Mike’s process
How sketching and drawing has helped inspire him
And we compare his experiences in indie publishing and traditional publishing…

PODCAST

This Week’s Links:

Discover more about Mike here: https://www.mikeshackle.co.uk/
Here are the previous times Mike has been on the podcast (his indie author name is Mike Morris)…
- https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep210–mike–shackle–never–give–up–never–surrender/
- https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep211–an–indie–author–journey–with–mike–morris/
Mike’s children’s book I Believe In Me (written under the name Mike Arthur) is on sale here: mybook.to/ibelieve
Here’s the Live Stream for Mr Stay’s launch: https://youtu.be/q78RjpAu7_o?t=304
Here’s the Behind the Scenes video: https://youtu.be/n3ocYfSJ_Oo
Next events with Mr Stay:
- In conversation with FMA Dixon at the Little Green Bookshop in Herne on July 30th 6.30: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-with-mark-stay-and-malcom-dixon-tickets-358425669827
- Signing with David Lee Stone at Waterstones, Thanet Saturday 27th August 12-2: https://www.waterstones.com/events/meet-david-lee-stone-and-mark-stay/thanet

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