EP443: JS Monroe — “Weird Alchemy”

JS Monroe worked as a foreign correspondent in Delhi, becoming a full-time writer. His psychological thriller Find Me became a bestseller in 2017, and, under the name Jon Stock, he is also the author of five spy thrillers. Warner Brothers bought the film rights to the Dead Spy Running trilogy hiring Oscar-winner Stephen Gaghan (Traffic, Syriana) to write the screenplay for Dead Spy Running, and now he’s back writing as JS Monroe with NO PLACE TO HIDE, a thriller with a Faustian pact at its heart.

And in the extended version for Academy members and podcast Patrons, the Two Marks discuss unique book launches, composite characters, self belief and rejection, ending consultants, the benefits of a Marmite novel, and why you should want to have your books burned and banned and much more!

WE DISCUSS…

The fine line between assuming knowledge and underestimating your readers’ intelligence
How reinvention has sustained Jon’s career
And how there’s a weird alchemy in writing a bestseller…

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JS Monroe: https://jsthrillers.com/jsmonroe/
Our episode with Angela Marsons with the first reference to a “Julie”: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep182-angela-marsons-3-million-sold-in-3-years/

Dates for the diary:

Mr Stay at the London Book Fair this week: https://bytethebook.com/event-wall/how-to-be-yourself-online/
Mr Stay’s ‘What Next?’ Presentation on Monday 24th April: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/academy
The UNWELCOME spoiler special on 27th April: https://www.youtube.com/live/bOwGzAyLpbw

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