Ep479 — Fiona Valpy — “Say Yes to Everything.”

Fiona is an acclaimed bestselling author, whose books have sold millions of copies and been translated into more than thirty different languages worldwide. Her latest novel is The Cypress Maze, set in Tuscany and is the perfect book for these long winter nights. Fiona has a degree in Geography, has worked as an IT systems engineer, then in PR and marketing and the wine industry and as a yoga teacher… but writing is when it all made sense.

And in the extended version for Academy membersand podcast Patrons, the Two Marks discuss reissuing books with new titles, why you should think of your books as lifetime assets, research when you can’t travel, and much more!

WE DISCUSS…

How an encounter with a stranger helped inspire Fiona’s latest novel
The importance of rights and how a book can have a second life
And how to evoke a location when you’re unable to visit in person…

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Discover more about Fiona here: https://www.fionavalpy.com/
Fiona’s support for Médicine san Frontières https://www.fionavalpy.com/msf-donations/
Mr Stay’s events diary: https://markstaywrites.com/diary-and-appearances/
Writing Regency England by Jayne Davis and Gail Eastwood: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Regency-England-Resource-Authors/dp/191379010X/
Our episode with Jayne Davis: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep437-jayne-davis-sometimes-it-just-feels-right/
Murder at Sorrell Farm by Rosemary Douce: https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Sorrell-Farm-Georgie-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0CMQKSHTC

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