Episode 7: A traditional publishing success story

In this episode Melissa interviews Marina Auer, a successful South African author who writes medical thrillers and recently got a 3-book publishing deal with Kwela.Melissa Delport is an award-winning author, copywriter, and lover of the written word.For ten years Melissa owned and operated her own specialized logistics company until she woke up one morning and decided that it was time to put her English degree to good use. She was offered a three-book deal for The Legacy Trilogy and the rest, as they say, is history. Since then, her speculative fiction has been published in both SA and the USA.Melissa lives in Hillcrest with her husband and three teenagers, none of whom take her seriously.She also writes romantic suspense as Lissa Del and contemporary romance as Rachel Rhodes.Visit Melissa online at www.melissadelport.comMarina Auer is a graduate of UCT Medical School and spent several years working in state hospitals, before moving into private practice. She lives with her family – two teenagers, two cats, one husband – in Hillcrest, KZN. Marina writes medical thrillers with a local flavour, and is published by Kwela, an imprint of NB Publishers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit penandprosper.substack.com/subscribe