On this week’s podcast Flo Reynolds discusses the Man Booker longlist and we talk with Mark Stay about writing and publishing a book in 52 weeks, in the form of The Bestseller Experiment podcast.
Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing.
Show notes
Find out more about the National Centre for Writing: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/introducing-the-national-centre-for-writing/
Mentioned events:
Noirwich: noirwich.co.uk
Creative Writing Online courses: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/online-courses/
Useful links:
The Bestseller Experiment: http://bestsellerexperiment.com/
Mark Stay’s website: https://markstaywrites.com/
Guardian’s gallery of Man Booker covers: https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2018/jul/24/man-booker-prize-2018-longlist-in-pictures
Music by Bennet Maples: sonicfruit.co.uk/
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