All Episodes

EP540: David Koepp – Everything You Write Moves You Forward

EP539: Sarah Moorhead and Stuart Turton — Teacher, Student & Metempsychosis

EP538: Michelle Paver | Research To The Extreme

EP537: Maria Semple | How To Find Your Voice As A Writer

EP536: A Christmas Special with Ian Rankin

EP535: Behind Sarah Pinborough's Eyes!

EP534: John Connolly | No Formulas & Finishing Books

EP533: Shannon Mayer - Million-Selling Indie Author

EP532: LJ Ross – Rebel with Four Million Sold

EP531: Joanne Harris — Squeeze Your Characters

EP530: Angela Marsons on getting a 12-book deal

EP529: Michael Connelly - How to Write Every Day

EP528: Joe Abercrombie Returns

EP527: Steve Cavanagh: "A Masterclass in How to Hook Your Readers"

EP526: Kate Mosse: "Unlocking the Secrets of Kate Mosse"

EP525: Dean Wesley Smith - How to Stop Listening to Your Critical Voice

EP524: How to Be a Bestseller Rulebreaker

EP523: Dean Koontz: "The Soul of Dean Koontz. All-Time Bestselling Author"

EP522: You Are Not Alone

EP521: B.J. Fogg — Tiny Habits

EP520: Philip C. Quaintrell — The Bestseller Breaking All The Rules

EP519: Richard Armitage Returns - "Hobbits, Audiobooks and How to Manifest Your Dreams"

EP518: Kim Bretton – Working with ACX Audiobooks Producers

EP517: Our Listeners' Challenges and Triumphs

EP516: Writers & Mental Health – Live Show Highlights

EP515: Angela Marsons – 3 million sold in 3 years

EP514: Defying the Odds with Sherrilyn Kenyon

EP513: Ask the Editor with Emad Akhtar

EP512: Steve Cavanagh – Author on the verge of a massive breakthrough

EP511: Into The Woods With John Yorke

EP510: Gareth L Powell – How to sing a space opera

EP509: Joanne Harris | Chocolat & Sheds

EP508: Mark Billingham – From a shoutline to five million books sold

EP507: Taylor Jenkins-Reid – Breaking The Rules = Bestseller

EP506: Mark Victor Hansen - "Your Life Story"

EP505: Heather Morris — "Shut up and Listen!"

EP504: Mark Desvaux - "The Hallmark Habits of Highly Successful Authors (Part 2)"

EP503: Mark Desvaux - "How to Create a Writing Habit for Life"

EP502: Mark Desvaux - "The Hallmark Habits of Highly Successful Authors (Part 1)"

EP501: Brandon Sanderson

EP500: Mark Desvaux - "The Six Life-Changing Reasons You Write"

EP499: Michael Connelly | 60 Million Thriller Books

EP498: Karen Storey - "How to Become a Short Story Superstar"

EP497: Ben Aaronovitch and the Great Bollocking…

EP495: Jacqueline O'Mahony - "Sheer Determination Beats Everything"

EP495: Joe Abercrombie - "The Best Writing Advice Ever"

EP494: Rachel Lynch - "Speed Drafts, PTSD & The Rich"

EP493: Bryan Cranston on... Writing, Breaking Bad and Donald Trump

EP492: Lucinda Halpern - "Get Signed! How to Pitch to an Agent"

EP491: Lucinda Halpern - "Get Signed! Why You Need an Agent"

EP490: Shari Lapena - "The Debut That Sold Four Million"

EP489: Joe Hill ...On Never Giving Up, Beatles & Carving His Own Path from Dad, Stephen King

EP488: Amy Newmark - "More Chicken Soup for the Soul (Part 2)"

EP487: Amy Newmark - "Chicken Soup for the Soul (Part 1)"

EP486: Mark Desvaux — "Your Best Writing Year Yet"

EP485: Christmas Special 2023

EP484: Mike Gayle — "Always be Entertaining."

EP483: LM Chilton — "Be a Bit Cheeky."

EP482: Tracy Wolff & Nina Croft — "The Little Things."

EP481: Jake Lamar — "Make it Sing."

EP480: Graham Hurley — "Soft Linkage."

EP479: Fiona Valpy — "Say Yes to Everything."

EP478: Mira V Shah — "Healing Through Writing."

EP477: Michael R Miller — "A Sprinkle of My Experience"

EP476: IVY NGEOW — "EMOTION MORE THAN ANYTHING."

EP475: Heather Morris — "Shut up and Listen!"

EP474: Deep Dive — Mountain Ash Press with Andi Cumbo-Floyd & Caroline Topperman

EP473: Julie Owen Moylan — "Tiny, Weird Obsessions."

EP472: Gareth L Powell — "Be Kind, Be Encouraging."

EP471: Jesse Sutanto — "Pure Writing."

EP470: Suzie Edge — "Vital Organs, Poo & Wee!"

EP469: Harriet Muncaster — "I Wanted to Create My Own World."

EP468: Sarah Moorhead — "Grit in the Oyster"

EP467: Linwood Barclay — "The Lie Maker"

EP466: Teresa Driscoll — "Be Genre Aware"

EP465: Damian Dibben — "It Needs a Bit of Bite."

EP464: AJ Pearce — "Passion, patience & persistence."

EP463: Jeremy Szal — "I Want to Break the Reader."

EP462: Antony Johnston — "Right Place, Right Time."

EP461: Freya Berry — "Be Ambitious."

EP460: Heide Goody & Iain Grant — "We Smush Our Methods Together."

EP459: Deep Dive — Making a Thousand Dollars a Month with Paul Austin Ardoin

EP458: Katherine Faulkner — "It's Not About Your Ego"

EP457: Katie Fforde — "Keep The Page Turning."

EP456: JD Kirk — "Libraries Change Lives"

EP455: Deep Dive — How to Write a Novel with Tim Lott

EP454: Andrea Dunlop — "Keeping Going is a Win."

EP453: Deep Dive — SEO for Authors

EP542: James Naughtie — "A Sense of Place is Essential."

EP451: Scarlett Brade — "Take Those First Steps"

EP450: Deep Dive — Knowing your Readers

EP449: Sue Watson — "You're Looking for the Answers"

EP448: Jonathan Whitelaw — "Turn The Idea on its Head."

EP447: Jessie Keane — "Don't Be Afraid."

EP446: Katy Brent — "Doing Something Meaningful"

EP445: Amita Parikh — "Don't Be a Victim."

EP444: Deep Dive — Experiments with ChatGPT with Jeevani Charika

EP443: JS Monroe — "Weird Alchemy"

EP442: Deep Dive — Bookouture with Jenny Geras

EP440: Delilah S Dawson — "It Was Always in my Head."

EP440: Academy All Stars - Kate Baker - "Being Ultraflexible!"

EP439: David McCloskey — "A Lonely Team Sport."

EP438: Deep Dive — Police Procedures with Stuart Gibbon

EP437: Jayne Davis — "Sometimes it Just Feels Right."

EP436: Dave Dawson — "Grammar Free in the UK"

EP435: Rosie Andrews — "Carve out time for yourself"

EP434: Mark Edwards — "It Changed My Life."

EP433: Matt Brown — "The Worst Thing They'd Ever Read"

EP432: Zack & Michael Urlocker — "There Can Only Be One Boss."

EP431: Richard Armitage — "Know, Don't Show."

EP430: Simon Scarrow — "Trust the Reader"

EP429: Deep Dive — Second Sky with Jack Renninson

EP428: Peter May — "I Felt a Weight Lift."

EP427: Deep Dive — Unwelcome with Jon Wright and Mark Stay

EP426: Lou Abercrombie — "I Write Whilst I Swim."

EP425: MATT CAIN — "Write with Heart and Humour."

EP424: Cole Haddon — "I Stripped the Censor in my Head"

EP423: Christian Cameron — "You're Always Worldbuilding."

EP422: Christmas 2022 Special and Setting 2023 Goals!

EP421: Margaret Weis — "It's All About Characters."

EP420: Elizabeth Noble — "Make the Reader Care."

EP419: SJ Bennett — "A Relentlessly Positive Attitude"

EP418: Deep Dive — Blurbs with Louise Willder

EP417: Harriet Tyce — "Trying to Outdo Myself."

EP416: Alan Gorevan — "Write Something and Release It"

EP415: Tracey Lien — "You're Digging for Clay"

EP414: A.G. Riddle — "What is Right, Right Now?"

EP413: Deep Dive — Forensics with Dr Devin Finaughty and Chandra Finaughty

EP412: Ed McDonald — "Do Everything Now"

EP411: Deep Dive — Writing and Directing Independent Film with Danny Stack and Tim Clague

EP410: Jenny Ashcroft — "Self-Perpetuating Support."

EP409: Sixth Birthday Special — How to Make a Podcast

EP408: Deep Dive — ADHD and Writers with Kim Raine

EP407: CL Taylor — "Trust Your Gut"

EP406: Scott Turow — "Plot is a Species of Character."

EP405: Deep Dive — TikTok with Suzie Edge

EP404: Aggie Blum Thompson — "I Had No Plan B"

EP403: Luan Goldie — "There's Always Time"

EP402: Lesley Thomson — "Stay Inside Your Story"

EP401: Live Show Highlights — Is Being an Author a Job For Life?

EP400: Our Listeners' Challenges and Triumphs

EP399: Elissa Soave — "My Story is Worth Telling"

EP398: Christopher Abbott — Writing as a Superfan

EP397: Mark Ellis — Never Give Up

EP396: Lisa Regan — Let Them Tell You No

EP395: Scott Kershaw — Playing the Game

EP394: Mike Shackle — Tune in and Go With The Flow

EP393: Sarai Walker — Subversive, but Fun

EP392: David Lee Stone — No One Tells You When You're Done

EP391: Lizzy Barber — I Carry My Work With Me

EP390: Patricia Gibney — Start Writing Immediately

EP389: Joanne Harris — Squeeze Your Characters

EP388: Ian Skewis — Memories and Fiction

EP387: Angela Marsons — Every Book is a Brand New Journey

EP386: Deep Dive — Editing a Draft with Ian W Sainsbury

EP385: Louise Hare — Find the Discipline

EP384: Andrew Chapman — How To Write a Bestseller in a Day

EP383: Simon McCleave — Start with the Twist

EP382: Eva Leigh — Romancing the Scoundrels

EP381: Rachael Blok — Follow Your Character

EP380: Deep Dive — How to Start a Publisher with Hobeck Books

EP379: Deon Meyer — It's a Chemical Reaction.

EP378: Tim Sullivan — Character is more Important than the Crime

EP377: FMA Dixon — Finding Your Voice

EP376: Martin Latham — A Bookseller's Tale

EP375: Deep Dive — Creating Thrutopia with Manda Scott

EP374: Nina De Gramont — Searching for Agatha Christie

EP373: Erica James — What happens next?

EP372: Veronica Henry — It's not supposed to be easy

EP371: Cathy Bramley — Launch in a Phone Box

EP370: Lizzie Pook — A Long Old Slog to Publication

EP368: Bethany Clift — Feeling Fine at the End of the World

EP369: Deep Dive — Making an Independent Horror Movie with Bethany Clift and Peter Handford

EP367: Jeevani Charika — The "Aah" Factor

EP366: Beth Miller — The Spine of the Story

EP365: Samantha King — Enjoy the View

EP364: Shona Kinsella — We All Help Each Other If We Can

EP363: Lori Ann Stephens — Ignore the Fear

EP362: Simon Beckett — All Change

EP361: Daniel Rigby — Just Start Doing It

EP360: A Christmas Special with the Two Marks

EP359: Mia Kuzniar — Make Something Happen

EP358: Deep Dive — Surviving NanoWriMo with GB Ralph

EP357: Ian W Sainsbury — Limitations Make You Creative

EP356: Lisa Hall — A Dagger in my Heart

EP355: JK Ellem — Think of the Long Game

EP354: Deep Dive — Beta Readers with StoryOrigin's Evan Gow

EP354: Deep Dive — Beta Readers with StoryOrigin's Evan Gow

EP353: Michael Connelly — A Pretty Strange Trip

EP352: Sasha Greene — Trust and the Writer

EP351: Christine Pride & Jo Piazza — Communication is the Key

EP350: Deep Dive — Writer Burnout with Paul Bulos

EP349 The Bestseller Experiment - Katie Khan

Deep Dive — Writing Horror with Adam Nevill

Academy All Stars – Mark Hood

EP347: Alan Gillespie & Emma Grae — Vernacular Voices

EP346: Fifth Anniversary Live Show!

EP345: Felix Francis — Writing as a Family Business

EP344: Elise Valmorbida — How to be a Happy Writer

EP343: Deep Dive — Non-Fiction and Memoir with Jenn T Grace

EP342: Awais Khan — Do Your Bit, Let The Universe Do The Rest

EP341: Deep Dive — Book Launches with Patrick Walsh

EP340: Abi Silver — Why We Write

EP339: Deep Dive — Jennie Nash, Blueprint for a Book

EP339: Deep Dive — Jennie Nash, Blueprint for a Book

EP338: Sarah Denzil — If I Surprise Myself, I Surprise the Reader

EP337: Joe Abercrombie — The Magic Happens When You Work It

EP336: Steve Cavanagh — Engage the Reader Straight Away

EP335: Deep Dive — Copy Editing with Lisa Rogers

EP334: Piers Torday — What Matters is the Book

EP333: Deep Dive — Diversity & Inclusion with Dr Jen O'Ryan

EP332: Kia Abdullah — Don't Shy Away

EP331: Mick Finlay — Psychology, Murder & The Writer

EP330: Matthew Ralph — Celebrating Diversity

EP329: Nicola May — You Have To Be Persistent

EP328: RJ MCBRIEN — Let The Subconscious Take Control

EP327: Adam Simcox — A Leisurely Stroll, Barefoot Over Broken Glass

EP326: Deep Dive — Book Launches with Sara Cox

EP325: Sue Teddern — A Story Is A Story, However You Tell it

EP324: Deep Dive — Writing Horror with Adam Nevill Teaser

EP323: Nicole Kennedy — Perfection Takes Time

EP322: Joe Thomas — Balancing Exposition and Realism

EP321: Damien Lewis — History Isn't Static

EP320: Nadine Matheson — A Little Bit of Dismemberment

EP319: Sarah Moorhead and Stuart Turton — Teacher, Student & Metempsychosis

EP318 The Bestseller Experiment - Caedis Knight Teaser

EP317: Dean Wesley Smith — Plug in to your Creative Voice and Play

EP316: Josie Lloyd — Make 'em laugh, Make 'em cry

EP315: Andrew Hunter Murray — Terror Leads to Productivity

EP314: Eric Maikranz — Infinite Reward

EP313: Ellie Barker — Dreams Come True… Eventually

EP38: From The Heart | Erica James

EP312: Adele Geras - Be Whoever You Want

EP35: The Incredible Tenacity Of Mark Edwards

Ep 311: Catriona Ward — Nerve Shredder

Ep 310: Deep Dive — Blog Tour Q&A with Anne Cater

Ep 309: Sarah Pinborough — Behind Her Eyes Spoiler Special

Ep 308: Mitch Benn — Helvetica Breakdown

EP034: Into The Woods With John Yorke

Ep 307: Deep Dive — Networking in Publishing with Justine Solomons

Ep 306: Linwood Barclay "Chapter Breaks Are Commercial Breaks"

EP033: Legal Eagles | Keith Mathieson and Paul Joseph

Ep 305: Deep Dive — Maria Dismondy - The Business of Inspiring Children

Ep 304: DV Bishop "History Is Really Badly Structured"

EP031: Fear of Failure | Julie Cohen

Ep 303: Mark Stay and The Crow Folk

EP302 The Bestseller Experiment - John Jarrold Teaser

Ep 301: Caimh McDonnell — Stranger Fiction

Ep 300: Rich Leder — Write Anyway

Academy All Stars - JW Atkinson

Ep 299: Michele Campbell — Making Writing A Priority

EP029: Kate Harrison | Bestselling Insights

Ep 298: Mark Victor Hansen — Pick A Target, Set Goals!

Ep 297: Deep Dive — Book Marketing Q&A with Leslie O'Connor

EP027: From Script, To Screen, To Book | Jo Ho

Ep 296: You Are Not Alone

EP026: Author & Editor In A Hot Mess | Lucy Vine & Katie Seaman

Ep 295: Fearless Worldbuilding. A Deep Dive with Allen Stroud

Ep 294: B.J. Fogg — Tiny Habits

EP025: The M Word | Shannon Mayer

Ep 293: Getting Published is Just the Beginning. A Deep Dive with Rhoda Baxter

EP292: Rowan Coleman — Writing is Well Hard

EP024: Liz Fenwick & The Crows Of Doubt

EP291: Sally Gardner - Writing in Colour

EP022: Ben Aaronovitch and the Great Bollocking…

Ep 290: Deep Dive — Crate Digging with David Pennington

Ep 289: Four More Years! Live Show

EP019: Joe Hill

Ep 288: — YouTube for Authors with Jeremy Mason

Ep 287: Charles Stross — Don't wait... Write!

EP018: Behind Sarah Pinborough's Eyes!

Ep 286: Carole Matthews — Write with your Heart

EP017: Million-Selling Indie Secrets | Shannon Mayer Returns

Ep 285: Philip C Quaintrell

EP016: How Do I Get An Agent? | Federica Leonardis & Sonya Lalli

Ep 284: Deep Dive - Indie Publishing with Caffeine Nights

Ep 283: Caro Ramsay — Everything Happens for a Reason

EP015: Mark Huckerby & Nick Ostler | Peter Rabbit vs Werewolves

Ep 282: Rachel Winters — Would Like to Meet a Bestseller

Ep 281: Deep Dive - Bookbub Promo Tips with Paul Ardoin

EP013: Michelle Paver | Research To The Extreme

Ep 280: The Two Marks | Six Accountability Tips for Writers

EP012: Maria Semple | How To Find Your Voice As A Writer

Ep 279: Sadie Jones — Writing is a Marathon

EP011: Writing a Bestseller | The Story So Far

Ep 278: James Swallow — Fuelled by Rage

EP010: Robin Stevens | NaNoWriMo Success Story

EP277: Perseverance Pays Off — Live Show Highlights

EP009: Joe Abercrombie | Dancing Naked in the Rain

EP275: Newsletters with Caimh McDonnell

EP274: Adele Parks — Choose to be Positive

EP008: NaNoWriMo & The Muddy Middle | Grant Faulkner

EP273: Liz Moore — Bestsellers Worth Waiting For

EP007: Michael Connelly | 60 Million Thriller Books

EP272: Deep Dive - An Editorial Q&A with Rachel Winterbottom

EP271: Ayisha Malik — Just Get Through It

EP006: Bryan Cranston | On Breaking Bad, Characters, Writing & Life

EP270: Mel Sherratt — Pressing That Button Changed My Life

EP269: Deep Dive - Blog tours with Heather Fitt

EP005: NaNoWriMo | How to Write 50,000 Words in Month | Grant Faulkner

EP268: Emergency Good News Special

EP267: Deep Dive - Indie Children's Publishing with Karen Inglis

EP266: One Page Punch-Ups with Emad Akhtar

EP004: Archive Rerun Joanne Harris | Chocolat & Sheds

EP265: BA Paris — Dilemmas and Digging Deep

EP264: RNA Awards 2020

EP263: Steff Green - Heavy Metal Bestseller

EP262: James Swallow Listener Q&A - A Deep Dive

EP003: Archive Rerun Million-Selling Indie Author | Shannon Mayer

EP261: Live Show with Bec Evans

EP260: Barbara Poelle - The Hook, The Book & The Cook

EP002: Archive Rerun Bestselling Editors | Sam Eades & Juliet Ewers - Orion Books

EP259: Science Fiction - A Deep Dive with Hannu Rajaniemi

EP258: LJ Ross - Rebel with Four Million Sold

EP001: Archive Rerun - Who Buys Bestsellers? | Vics Tranter - Hachette

EP257: Making a Star Wars Documentary with David Whiteley

EP256: Caroline Mitchell and the Law of Attraction

EP255: The Itty Bitty Indie Experiment - A Deep Dive

EP254: The BXP2020 Challenge Has Lift-Off

EP253: Kickstarter Tips with A.Y. Chao

Ep 252: Scott Pack - Tips from a Publisher

EP251: The 2019 Christmas Special

EP250: Live Show BXP 2020 Challenge FAQs

EP249: One Page Punch-Ups with Emad Akhtar

EP248: Comedy Women in Print with Helen Lederer, Kirsty Eyre & Martha Ashby

EP247: Pitch Power with Kate Harrison

EP246: A ProWritingAid Masterclass with Chris Banks

EP245: Swearing Is Good For You with Dr Emma Byrne

EP244: Join the BXP2020 Challenge

EP243: Networking for Writers - With Dana Kaye

EP242: ProWritingAid with Chris Banks

Ep241: A Blurbs Masterclass with Kate Harrison

EP240: Garth Nix - The Next Book Can Change Everything

Ep239: From the Faber Academy to Publication with Awais Khan

EP238: Ian W Sainsbury - Kindle Storyteller Award Winner

Ep237: How Book Deals Work with Phoebe Morgan

Ep236: RJ Barker Returns

Ep235: A Deep Dive with Contracts Director Paul Bulos

Ep234: LIVE SHOW Highlights - Writers and Mental Health pt2

Ep233: Contract Negotiations with Literary Agent Ed Wilson

Ep232: Keith A Pearson - Do The Opposite & Sell 100k

Ep231: One Page Punch-Ups with Juliet Ewers

Ep230: The Business of Being An Author with Rhoda Baxter - Teaser

Ep229: David Koepp - Everything You Write Moves You Forward

Ep228: Hera Books - Everyone is A-List

EP227: Phoebe Locke - Using Therapy To Create Characters

EP226: An Audiobooks Masterclass with Kim Bretton

EP225: Kim Bretton - Working with ACX Audiobooks Producers

EP224: Edward Cox - Amazing Worlds Built From Notebooks

EP224: Edward Cox - Amazing Worlds Built From Notebooks

EP223: StoryOrigin promotions with Evan Gow

Ep 221: Youtube Flash Fiction with Kit Cox

EP222: Sarah Hilary - Crime and Emotional Truth

EP220: Writers & Mental Health - Live Show Highlights

Ep 219: Getting an Agent with Juliet Mushens

EP218: Gray Williams - Getting Published With An Amazing Agent

Ep 217: Literary Festivals with Victoria Falconer

REPLAY EP019: Joe Hill

EP215: Tutoring and Mentoring with Alison May

REPLAY EP003: Million-Selling Indie Author Megastar | Shannon Mayer

Ep213: Children's Marketing with Georgina Atwell

EP212: Catherine Kirwan - Darkest Debut

EP210: - Mike Shackle - Never Give Up, Never Surrender

EP211: An Indie Author Journey With Mike Morris

EP209: Writing Alt. History with JDK Wyneken

EP208: Glastonbury Or Bust - Did We Make It?

EP207: PR and Social Media Deep Dive with Kim Nash

EP206: Caimh McDonnell - Too Funny, Too Irish

EP205: Live from Harbour Books

EP204: Bestseller-Experiment_One Page Punch-Ups SF&F special

EP203: Bestseller Experiment Sasha Greene

EP202: Tim Clare - Giant Mutant Batman

EP201: Fifty Billion Dollar Movie Advice with John Robert Marlow

EP 200: The Two Marks Celebrate Two Hundred Episodes

EP199: A Happy Hustle with Bec Evans Teaser

EP198: Lorna Cook - A Bestseller Dream Come True

EP197: Creative Writing Courses with David Bishop

EP196: Kiley Dunbar - Another Listener Who Got A Deal!

EP195: How To get Your Book Into An Indie Bookshop

EP194: Tade Thompson - Master Storyteller And Worldbuilder

EP193: Audiobooks Masterclass with Tina Dietz

EP192: One Page Punch-Ups With Juliet Ewers

EP191: Writing Romantic Comedy with Rhoda Baxter and Jane Lovering

EP190: Simon Beckett - One Moment That Changed Everything

EP189: A Masterclass on Writing Comics with David Bishop

EP188: Taylor Jenkins-Reid - Breaking The Rules = Bestseller

EP187: Author Website Q&A with Simon Appleby

EP186: Claire Handscombe - Myers-Briggs, Enneagrams and The West Wing

EP185: Self Publishing Paperbacks with Craig Anderson

EP184: David Gaughran - How Amazon Works

EP183: Deep Dive - A Facebook Ads Masterclass with Craig Anderson

EP182: Angela Marsons - 3 million sold in 3 years

EP181: Dictation Software - A Deep Dive

EP180: The London Book Fair 2019

EP179: Chris Humphreys - From The Stage To Page

EP178: The Crafty Craft of Writing Live Show

EP177: One Page Punch-Ups with Jon Wood

EP176: Deep Dive - An Amazon Ads Masterclass with Craig Anderson

EP175: Anna Stephens - From 36 rejections to a 6-figure deal

EP174: Deep Dive - Dos and Don'ts of a Book Launch

EP173: Gavin G Smith - Rock N Roll Book Promotion

EP172: A Deep Dive Q&A with Dave Chesson The Kindlepreneur

EP171: James Oswald - From Self-Published To Six Figure Deals

EP170: Deep Dive - Start Your Own Publisher with Michael R Miller

EP169: Breaking The Rules - Live Show Highlights

EP168: A Digital First & Metadata Deep Dive

EP167: One Page Punch-Ups with Emad Akhtar

EP166: The Edit Process step-by-step, a Deep Dive with Melissa Caruso

EP165: Peter-May - Story In His Blood

EP164: A Deep Dive: Girl Friday Part3 AND David Barnett Bonus

EP163: Working With Editors - David M Barnett

EP161: A Marketing Masterclass with Sam Missingham

EP162: A Deep Dive: Our Marketing Masterclass with Sam Missingham continues...

EP160: Deep Dive: Girl Friday - Building Your Brand

EP159: January LIVE SHOW highlights - Strategies for selling your books

EP158: Jump Into 2019 With The Crash Test Dummies

EP157: A Christmas Special with Ian Rankin

EP156: Julian Barr - A Small Press, Epic Stories and a Bestseller

EP155: Catherine Ryan Howard - Get Your Arse In The Chair

EP154: Mark Billingham - From a shoutline to five million books sold

EP153: From a Pitch to a Deal, with Alison Belsham

EP152: Editing Masterclass with Emad Akhtar and Caroline Hulse

EP151: Matthew Reilly - How To Sell 8 Million Books Out of the Back of Your Car

EP150: Joanna Nadin - The Queen of Bloody Everything

EP149: Halloween Special with Ramsey Campbell

EP148: RJ Barker and Explosions of Joy

EP147: Defying the Odds with Sherrilyn Kenyon

EP147: Defying the Odds with Sherrilyn Kenyon

EP146: Deep Dive: Essential Guide to Bloggers and Blog Tours

EP145: Mr. Stay's Hot Tub Alpine Retreat with Marcus Sedgwick and Dawn Kurtagich

EP144: Deep Dive with Clare Christian

EP143: Rowan Coleman's Impossible Summer

EP142: YALC special with Dhonielle Clayton

EP141: The Two Marks - Mark Desvaux Returns

EP140: The Conventions & Comic Cons Survival Guide

EP139: Lisa Cutts - Cop, writer, bestseller

EP138: Miranda Dickinson - The Longest Apprenticeship

EP137: Newsletters Deep Dive with Julia Pidduck

EP136: John McGhie - Writing Living History

EP135: The Romantic Novelists' Association conference with Rhoda Baxter, Nicola Cornick and Sheila Crighton

EP134: The Hero's Journey Pt3

EP133: Pernille Hughes - A Star In Sweatpants Is Born

EP132: The Hero's Journey Pt2

EP131: Sam Missingham - A massive boot up the arse for publishing

EP130: The Hero's Journey Pt1

EP129: Romcoms

EP128: Youtube LIVE show with Ed Wilson (Mr. Stay's agent spills the beans on money and more)

Ep127: Cally Taylor aka CL Taylor aka six time Sunday Times Bestseller

EP126: Veronica Henry - A Recipe For A Bestseller

EP125: Steve Cavanagh - Author on the verge of a massive breakthrough

EP124: Beta Readers

EP123: Warren Adler - The Master of Dysfunction

EP121: State of the (publishing nation) with Sam Missingham

EP122: The kids are all right! Live Show with Amber Caravéo

EP120: The Quanderhorn Xperimentations with Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall

EP119: Crowdfunding tips with Jimmy Leach

EP118: Rights

EP117: Gareth L Powell - How to sing a space opera

EP116: Adaptation

EP114: Criticism

EP115: Julie Wassmer - The Pearl of Whitstable

EP113: Sharon Bolton and the Mysteries of Mystery Fiction

EP112: Deborah Haywood - Pin Cushion

EP111: Live Show with Ben Willis

EP110: Introducing Your Characters

EP109: Win Kelly Charles - The Curiosity Killed The Cat Kid

EP108: Short Stories

EP107: Isabel Ashdown's Secrets and Lies

EP106: Cliches and Tropes

EP105: Ed McDonald, Dear Debut Authors

EP104: Production Part 2 with Paul Hussey

EP103: Michael J Ward - Choose Your Own Adventure

EP102: Production Part 1 with Andy Bowden

EP101: Live Show with Emad Akhtar

EP100: Elements of a Chapter

EP99: Cavan Scott

EP98: Audiobooks

EP97: Roz Morris

EP96: Options Part 3

EP95: Richard Morgan

EP94: Options Part 2

EP93: Alex T. Smith

EP92: The Gingerbread Shortlist

EP91: Options Part 1

EP90: Ask The Two Marks

EP89: Five Principles on 2nd Drafts Part 2

EP88: Unbound and The End of Magic

EP87: Five Principles on 2nd Drafts Part 1

EP86: Catriona Innes

EP85: Preview - Deep Dive - Five Principles to Rocket Your Word Count

EP84: Cass Green

EP83: Preview - Deep Dive - Creating Compelling Characters

EP82: Jen Williams - "Even Aliens Have Issues."

EP81: Live Show Q&A with the two Marks

EP80: Preview - Deep Dive - Beat Writers Block

EP79: Liz Pichon

EP78: Deep Dive of Ep 077 with Brandon Sanderson

EP077: The Epic Brandon Sanderson

EP076: This Week on The Bestseller Experiment Deep Dive of episode 075

EP75: Location, location, location and murder with Lara Dearman

EP74: This Week on The Bestseller Experiment Deep Dive of episode 073

This Week on The Bestseller Experiment Deep Dive 073

EP73: New Year's Countdown to Your Favourite Episodes

EP72: Christmas Special

EP71: MR Carey

EP70: Listeners' Question Time

EP69: Tad Williams - Legendary Worldbuilder

EP68: Victoria Aveyard - The Red Queen of YA

EP67: Publicity Secrets Revealed

EP66: Bestseller Launch Day (part 4)

EP65: Bestseller Launch Day (part 3)

EP64: Bestseller Launch Day (part 2)

EP63: Bestseller Launch Day (Part 1)

EP63: Bestseller Launch Day (Part 1)

EP62: PUBLICATION DAY! Back to Reality is Out Now!

EP61: One Day to Go! Back to Reality Book Reading

EP60: Two Days to Go! Favourite Pod Moments

EP59: Three Days to Go! Social Media

EP58: Four Days to Go! Reviews and Launch Teams

EP57: Five days to go! Beta readers and reviews

EP56: Six days to go! Getting quotes for your book

EP55: One week to go! Blurbs and Back to Reality

EP54: The Mighty Joanna Penn

EP53: GollanczFest, Gin and a Special Guest

EP52: Four Weeks To Go!

EP51: The Impossible Choices Of Samantha King

EP50: Gingerbread

EP49: Bookbub Mythbusting

EP48: A Kick In The Ed

EP47: Titles, Covers & Deadlines

EP46: Research and Reconnoitring

EP45: Katherine May - Creative Writing Cocktails

EP43: Martina Cole - Dangerous Lady

EP44: Jennifer Niven

EP42: The End

EP41: Deon Meyer Fever

EP40: Laura Barnett's Greatest Hits

EP39: Million-Selling Children Books | Karen Ball

EP38: From The Heart | Erica James

EP37: Go For Launch | Susan Kaye Quinn

EP36: For Love Or Money | Susan Kaye Quinn

EP35: The Incredible Tenacity Of Mark Edwards

EP34: Into The Woods With John Yorke

EP33: A Deep Dive With The Two Marks

EP32: Legal Eagles | Keith Mathieson & Paul Joseph

EP31: Fear of Failure | Julie Cohen

EP30: The Future Of Publishing | David Shelley

EP29: Kate Harrison | Bestselling Insights

EP28: What Exactly Is A Bestseller? Number Crunching with Nielsen

EP27 | From Script, To Screen, To Book | Jo Ho

EP26: Author & Editor In A Hot Mess | Lucy Vine & Katie Seaman

EP25: The M Word | Shannon Mayer

EP24: Liz Fenwick & The Crows Of Doubt

EP23: The Plot Thickens

EP22: Ben Aaronovitch and the Great Bollocking…

EP21: Obscurity to Million-Selling Indie Success | Mark Dawson

EP20: Amazon | Kindle Direct Publishing with Darren Hardy

EP19: Joe HIll

EP18: Behind Sarah Pinborough's Eyes!

EP17: Million-Selling Indie Secrets | Shannon Mayer Returns

EP16: How Do I Get An Agent? | Federica Leonardis & Sonya Lalli

EP15: Mark Huckerby & Nick Ostler

EP14: John Connolly | No Formulas & Finishing Books

EP13: Michelle Paver | Research To The Extreme

EP12: Maria Semple | How To Find Your Voice As A Writer

EP11: Writing a Bestseller | The Story So Far

EP10: Robin Stevens | NaNoWriMo Success Story

EP09: Joe Abercrombie | Dancing Naked in the Rain

EP08: NaNoWriMo & The Muddy Middle | Grant Faulkner

EP07: Michael Connelly | 60 Million Thriller Books

EP06: Bryan Cranston | On Breaking Bad, Characters, Writing & Life

EP05: NaNoWriMo Special | How to Write 50,000 Words in Month | Grant Faulkner

EP04: Bestseller Joanne Harris | Chocolat & Sheds

EP03: Million-Selling Indie Author Megastar | Shannon Mayer

EP02: Bestselling Editors | Sam Eades & Juliet Ewers - Orion Books

EP01: Who Buys Bestsellers? | Vics Tranter - Hachette Books

EP00: The Bestseller Experiment Preview