Taylor Jenkins-Reid’s latest novel Daisy Jones and the Six has been a global smash, but what makes it all the more extraordinary is that she has written fiction in a non-fiction format. Taylor describes the challenges in writing a novel that is up against real life, stranger-than-fiction rock and roll history. In this episode, you […] The post Ep507 – Taylor Jenkins-Reid – Breaking The Rules = Bestseller appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more

We celebrate seven years of the podcast with the amazing Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, which has sold over 6 million copies worldwide. She returns with a new novel, Sisters Under The Rising Sun, which transports the reader to the women in Japanese POW camps in WWII and is another incredibly powerful […] The post Ep505 — Heather Morris — “Shut up and Listen!” appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more

In Part 2 of this series, Mark Desvaux takes you on a deep dive into five more hallmark habits of bestseller authors, distilled from seven and a half years of deep interviews and analysis. Drawn from over 500 conversations with top writers, this series offers possibly the most comprehensive exploration of what it takes to […] The post Ep504 – Mark Desvaux – “The Hallmark Habits of Highly Successful Authors (Part 2)” appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more

We’re celebrating nearly five years since the launch of the 200 Word Challenge—a project that has helped countless writers finish their books with over 40 million words banked so far. The project grew out of research that showed many aspiring authors struggle with finding time to write (83% according to our survey), as well as […] The post Ep503 – Mark Desvaux – “How to Create a Writing Habit for Life” appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more

In Part 1 of this new series, Mark Desvaux takes you on a deep dive into the habits of bestseller authors, distilled from seven and a half years of deep interviews and analysis. Drawn from over 500 conversations with top writers, this series offers possibly the most comprehensive exploration of what it takes to reach […] The post Ep502 – Mark Desvaux – “The Hallmark Habits of Highly Successful Authors (Part 1)” appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more

We caught up with fantasy bestselling author and super nice dude Brandon Sanderson and in a jam-packed episode he answered our listeners’ questions and let us in on some of his inspirational top tips for productive writing… In this interview, you will learn: Listen Love the show? Support the podcast today and become a patron […] The post Ep501 – Brandon Sanderson appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more

We’ve reached a monumental episode – the 500th – on the Bestseller Experiment podcast! To celebrate, Mark Desvaux goes deeper than ever to uncover and countdown the most important, life-changing reasons why we write, drawn from seven and a half years and over 600 hours of interviews with bestselling authors. In this interview, you will […] The post Ep500 – Mark Desvaux – “The Six Life-Changing Reasons You Write” appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more

Michael Connelly is one of the most successful crime authors in the world with over 60m book sales. Having just released his new Harry Bosch thriller, he shares secrets about developing characters & writing book series – in the back of a London cab! Listen Love the show? Support the podcast today and become a patron to […] The post Ep499 – Michael Connelly | 60 Million Thriller Books appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more

Karen Storey’s name has become synonymous with success in short story writing. With an impressive one-in-three win rate out of over 40 competitions last year, Karen exemplifies what it means to blend passion with strategy in writing. In this episode, Karen shares the secrets of her success, including the importance of great endings. In a […] The post Ep498 – Karen Storey – “How to Become a Short Story Superstar” appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more

Ben Aaronovitch started writing for Doctor Who and became the author of the bestselling Peter Grant series that started with Rivers Of London in 2011 and has been hugely successful, regularly hitting the Sunday Times bestsellers top ten. We were delighted to get Ben for a conversation full of fireworks. Listen Love the show? Support the podcast today […] The post Ep497 – Ben Aaronovitch and the Great Bollocking… appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment ..read more