S2 E40 - The Downside of Blockbuster Advances, ft Ed Wilson (literary agent)
Sunyi and Scott have always maintained that "bigger is better" when it comes to book deals, and that any downsides will also apply to smaller advance sizes. But Ed Wilson, the literary agent and direc...
16 Mai 20241h 6min
S2 E32 - Our Hugo Awards "Voter Pack" Compilation
This audio file is a compilation of 11 clips across various episodes, and is part of our submission to the Hugo Awards "Voter Pack." Everyone who pays for Hugo membership is given a "voter pack" with ...
21 Apr 202431min
S2 E38: Taking Charge Of Your Book Launch, ft. Alexander Darwin
After submitting his debut self-pub novel to the annual SPFBO (self published fantasy blog-off) competition and reaching the semi-finals, Alex Darwin landed himself with a "trad deal" and agent. In th...
20 Apr 202459min
S2 - BONUS CLIP: Scott Versus The Elk
Just an outtakes edit from Alex Darwin's episode 38, in which Scott shares a hunting misadventure. Absolutely no industry content whatsoever, simply a short bit of chat. Also featuring: Alex Darwin an...
16 Apr 20246min
S2 37 - Reasons To Keep Writing, ft. David Wragg
After solid sales for his first duology, David Wragg's next book series got caught in the infamous post-covid "midlist death spiral". After this current trilogy finishes, his future in trad is uncerta...
9 Apr 202459min
S2 E36 - The Problem with Author Book Events, w/ Sam Missingham
What's the deal with author book events? Are they useful, do they shift books, and why do they all follow the same format? This week, we speak with Sam Missingham, who spent many years working with th...
27 Mar 202444min
S2 E35 - AI Generation and the Future of Cover Art, w/ cover designer Steve Leard
Steve Lead is a freelance cover artist and industry podcaster, with many years' experience working on book cover designs in the publishing industry. Today, he sits down to help demystify the complicat...
18 Mar 202452min
S2 Ep 34 - Challenging Tradpub's 'Culture of Defeatism', with Mark Stay of THE BESTSELLER EXPERIMENT
In addition to writing bestselling novels and cofounding a viral podcast (THE BESTSELLER EXPERIMENT), Mark Stay also spent many years working with bookstores and publishers, gaining great insight to a...
27 Feb 20241h 9min
