EP471: Jesse Sutanto — “Pure Writing.”

Jesse Sutanto is the award-winning, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties, Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers and I’m Not Done With You Yet. Jesse tells how she learned about human behaviour through real estate and weddings, why she doesn’t dwell on projects that are on submission, and why she writes in 15 minute sprints she calls pure writing.

And in the extended version for Academy members and podcast Patrons, the Two Marks discuss getting excited to write scenes, moving on from projects, marketing and its relation to advances, and Mr Stay dives into world building!

WE DISCUSS…

How the Vera Wong books were inspired by her own aunties
The role of tea in story
And how lowering her standards unlocked the key to Jesse’s success…

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This Week’s Links:

Discover more about Jesse here: https://jesseqsutantoauthor.com/about
Mr Stay’s book launch: https://www.waterstones.com/events/mark-stay-the-holly-king-the-witches-of-woodville-iv/canterbury-rose-lane
Mr Stay and Kelly Weekes at the Maidstone Literary Festival: https://www.maidstonelitfest.org/news/litfest-for-writers
The Independent Podcast Awards: https://independentpodcastawards.com/live/en/page/2023-shortlist
And the ceremony: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/the-independent-podcast-awards-2023/
Our episode with Shannon Mayer: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep03-shannon-mayer/
The Epsilon Account by Joni Parker: https://www.joni-parker.com/
Children in Read: https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/childreninread2023
Karen Storey’s newsletter: Breakfast With Tiffany: https://karenstoreyauthor.com/subscribe

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