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The Bestseller Experiment

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The Bestseller Experiment is a arts podcast hosted by Mark Stay & Mark Desvaux. It has 300 episodes, with the latest published February 2025.

Join author and screenwriter Mark Stay with coach, entrepreneur and recording artist Mark Desvaux, as they discover the secrets to writing a bestseller and challenge themselves and you to write, market and self-published a bestselling book in just one year. Each week, they are guided by and interview million-selling, chart-topping authors, publishers on the inside, editors, agents, social media specialists, and many more big names who play a part in the bestseller process. From the writing to marketing, plotting to publishing, learn the secrets to help you write your way to the top of the charts.

arts ·en-GB ·300 episodes

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Ep540 - David Koepp – Everything You Write Moves You Forward

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Ep539 - Sarah Moorhead and Stuart Turton — Teacher, Student & Metempsychosis

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Ep538 - Michelle Paver | Research To The Extreme

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Ep537 - Maria Semple | How To Find Your Voice As A Writer

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Ep536 - A Christmas Special with Ian Rankin

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Ep535 - Behind Sarah Pinborough’s Eyes!

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Ep534 - John Connolly | No Formulas & Finishing Books Author

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Ep533 - Shannon Mayer - Million-Selling Indie Author

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Ep532 - LJ Ross – Rebel with Four Million Sold

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Ep531 - Joanne Harris — Squeeze Your Characters

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Ep530 - Angela Marsons - on getting a 12-book deal

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Ep529 - Michael Connelly - How to Write Every Day

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Ep527 - Joe Abercrombie Returns

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Ep527 - Steve Cavanagh: “A Masterclass in How to Hook Your Readers”

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Ep526 - Kate Mosse: “Unlocking the Secrets of Kate Mosse”

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Ep525 - Dean Wesley Smith - How to Stop Listening to Your Critical Voice

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Ep524 - Linwood Barclay - How to Be a Bestseller Rulebreaker

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Ep523 - Dean Koontz: “The Soul of Dean Koontz. All-Time Bestselling Author”

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Ep522 - You Are Not Alone

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Ep521 - B.J. Fogg — Tiny Habits

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Ep520 - Philip C. Quaintrell — The Bestseller Breaking All The Rules

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Ep519 - Richard Armitage Returns - “Hobbits, Audiobooks and How to Manifest Your Dreams”

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Ep518 - Kim Bretton – Working with ACX Audiobooks Producers

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Ep517 - Our Listeners’ Challenges and Triumphs

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Ep516 - Writers & Mental Health – Live Show Highlights

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Ep515 - Angela Marsons – 3 million sold in 3 years

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Ep514 - Defying the Odds with Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Ep513 - Ask the Editor with Emad Akhtar

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Ep512 - Steve Cavanagh – Author on the verge of a massive breakthrough

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Ep511 - Into The Woods With John Yorke

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Ep510 - Gareth L Powell – How to sing a space opera

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Ep509 - Joanne Harris | Chocolat & Sheds

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Ep508 - Mark Billingham – From a shoutline to five million books sold

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Ep507 - Taylor Jenkins-Reid – Breaking The Rules = Bestseller

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Ep506 - Mark Victor Hansen - “Your Life Story”

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Ep505 — Heather Morris — “Shut up and Listen!”

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Ep504 - Mark Desvaux - “The Hallmark Habits of Highly Successful Authors (Part 2)”

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Ep503 - Mark Desvaux - “How to Create a Writing Habit for Life”

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Ep502 - Mark Desvaux - “The Hallmark Habits of Highly Successful Authors (Part 1)”

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Ep501 - Brandon Sanderson

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Ep500 - Mark Desvaux - “The Six Life-Changing Reasons You Write”

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Ep499 - Michael Connelly | 60 Million Thriller Books

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Ep498 - Karen Storey - “How to Become a Short Story Superstar”

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Ep497 - Ben Aaronovitch and the Great Bollocking…

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Ep496 - Jacqueline O'Mahony - “Sheer Determination Beats Everything”

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Ep495 - Joe Abercrombie - “The Best Writing Advice Ever”

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Ep494 - Rachel Lynch - “Speed Drafts, PTSD & The Rich”

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Ep493 - Bryan Cranston on... Writing, Breaking Bad and Donald Trump

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Ep492 - Lucinda Halpern - “Get Signed! How to Pitch to an Agent”

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Ep491 - Lucinda Halpern - “Get Signed! Why You Need an Agent”

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