EP396: Lisa Regan — Let Them Tell You No

Lisa Regan is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series, and this year sees the publication of books 14 & 15: Watch Her Disappear and Local Girl Missing. But it all started when she wrote her first mystery when she was 11-years-old. Lisa tells us how her father’s words have kept her going through years of rejection, and Lisa shares what she wishes she had known when she started out writing such a successful series. And the two Marks announce a live show to celebrate 400 episodes of the podcast (details below)!

We discuss…

How to keep track of a series
Why she brainstorms story ideas with her editor
And why you should never underestimate the reader…

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This Week’s Links:

Discover more about Lisa here: https://lisaregan.com/books/
Our episode with author of The Mask Collector, Andrew Chapman: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep384-andrew-chapman-how-to-write-a-bestseller-in-a-day/
Hilary Forde-Chalkly graduates at 82: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-47047109

JOIN US AT A LIVE SHOW TO CELEBRATE 400 EPISODES OF THE BESTSELLER EXPERIMENT

Join co-presenter Mark Stay with a panel of amazing writers including Rowan Coleman, Pernille Hughes, Nadine Matheson and Julie Wassmer. After six years and 400 episodes, we’ll be asking if writing is a job for life. In these uncertain times, can an author really earn a living from just their writing?
Our guests share their experiences of being an author in an ever-changing world. Oh, and this is a celebration! There will be wine, cake, a chance to meet the authors, a book signing and plenty of surprises.
In person: Wednesday 31st August 2022, 18:30 BST at Waterstones, Canterbury – Rose Lane
Online (Youtube): https://youtu.be/cv-gwfOGnw4

Forthcoming events with Mr Stay:

Super Relaxed Fantasy Club — Tuesday 9th August, 7pm start: If you’re anywhere near King’s Cross on the evening of Tuesday 9th August, Mr Stay be at the Super Relaxed Fantasy Club (upstairs at the Star of Kings pub) moderating a panel on the highs and lows of self-publishing. He’ll be chatting to self-pub superstars Nicola May, Kate Johnson and Andrew Wallace. It’s always a lovely evening and newcomers are always welcome. Hope to see you there. More details on this FB event link.
Mr Stay will be 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

Permalinks…

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/
Support us on Patreon and join our exclusive Facebook Group: https://www.patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment
Buy Back to Reality: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality/
Back to Reality is now available on Audible!
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The Unofficial Bestseller Experiment Book Club… https://www.facebook.com/groups/252973655872910

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