EP466: Teresa Driscoll — “Be Genre Aware”

Teresa Driscoll is a former BBC TV news presenter whose psychological thrillers have sold over two million copies across the world. Her first thriller I Am Watching You hit Kindle Number 1 in the UK, USA and Australia and has sold more than a million copies in English alone. For decades, Teresa was a journalist working across newspapers, magazines and television.

And in the extended version for Academy members and podcast Patrons, the Two Marks discuss the fear of bad track, near-miss rejections, being aware of your genre, tips for writing setting and much more!

WE DISCUSS…

How Tell Me Lies was inspired by a spooky line in holiday cottage guest book
Why she stopped watching television for a year
And how becoming ‘genre aware’ changed her career…

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