Podcast: The Bestseller Experiment

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.

EP207: PR and Social Media Deep Dive with Kim Nash

Kim Nash, award-winning novelist, book blogger and PR manager at Bookouture answers our listener questions.

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EP206: Caimh McDonnell – Too Funny, Too Irish

Too Funny, Too Irish That’s the feedback that Caimh McDonnell got for his first novel. Over a hundred thousand book sales later, he’s writing in a tone and genre that defies all conventional publishing wisdom.

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EP205: Live from Harbour Books

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week we recorded our first ever LIVE episode of the podcast at Harbour Books in Whitstable!

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EP204: One Page Punch-Ups SF&F special

In the latest of our One Page Punch-Up specials we asked our Patreon Chart Topper supporters to send in one page from their work-in-progress.

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EP203 Teaser: Everyday Bravery – Writing Diversity and Mental Health with Sasha Greene

Sasha Greene tells us what inspired the book and the importance of inclusion and diversity in your writing.

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EP202: Tim Clare – Giant Mutant Batman

Tim Clare is a poet, author and musician who has wanted to write since childhood.

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EP201 Teaser: Fifty Billion Dollar Movie Advice with John Robert Marlowe

Award-winning screenwriter John Robert Marlowe has spoken to the Hollywood screenwriters, producers and directors responsible for some of the biggest hits of all time.

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EP200: The Two Marks Celebrate Two Hundred Episodes

The Two Marks celebrate two hundred episodes of the podcast by answering some of the strangest questions they have ever been asked.

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EP199 Teaser: A Happy Hustle with Bec Evans

Bec Evans is a writer, speaker, innovation coach and startup founder and her new book How To Have A Happy Hustle in which she shares the secrets of start-up founders to make your publishing dreams a reality.

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EP198: Lorna Cook – A Bestseller Dream Come True

Lorna Cook is yet another listener who used what she had learned on the podcast to launch her career

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