{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/64f0c4954d8b720011ab1e9c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 173 - Mark Edwards on how he made such a success of self-publishing, the ups and downs of a writing career and more","description":"<p>Mark Edwards writes psychological thrillers about scary things happening to ordinary people. He has sold more than four million copies of his books and topped the bestseller lists numerous times since his first solo novel was published in 2013. His latest book, <em>Keep Her Secret</em>, is out now.</p><p><br></p><p>We had a great time chatting with Mark and hearing about his long journey to amazing success, including his moves back and forth between self-publishing and traditional publishing, and the pros and cons of both. We also talked about the importance of persistence with your writing even when nothing is happening, and chat about how publishing attitudes differ in the US and the UK.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Mark-Edwards/author/B004PP3WV0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Keep Her Secret and Mark's other books now</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/mredwards\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Mark on Twitter/X</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.markedwardsauthor.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Mark's website</a></p><p><br></p><p>Buy tickets for talks hosted by Tariq and Marco at this year's Bloody Scotland:</p><p>Tariq's event - <a href=\"https://bloodyscotland.com/events/high-seas-high-stakes-will-dean-amy-mcculloch-and-catherine-cooper/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">High Seas, High Stakes: Will Dean, Amy McCulloch and Catherine Cooper</a></p><p>Marco's event - <a href=\"https://bloodyscotland.com/events/deadly-deceptions-gilly-macmillan-stig-abell-katherine-faulkner/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Deadly Deceptions: Gilly MacMillan, Stig Abell, Katherine Faulkner</a></p><p><br></p><p>Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTcwZnBmNkJJWjhpMkxKaHQ2bmEzM3NyeFdNZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjl6YlBITU5sblhyUUIzeVR5Rll2bXVKcC1jNUVBZVdEV2lleTB2MDB5ejlqOEw2RlNZWHNBQ0E0Z2RXSE9ReHRQTGhqNmEzRVVkdHBZcGE5OHlTYWNkVzIxdlE4d2hmNDVVX25tWTBDUWJlX2Q4WQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.writegear.co.uk%2Fpage-one&amp;v=JcQfKlXfayI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Facebook</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://writing.exchange/@PageOnePod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Mastodon</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/ukpageone.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Bluesky</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Threads: @ukpageone</p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}