{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67bb221a19249d0c1a1f823b/68dd6be2597bc7d53f0f7ea1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S16 Ep2:  From Journalist (& 80+ rejections) to Multi-Million Selling Author: John Marrs ","description":"<p>John Marrs is the bestselling author who has sold millions and millions of copies of his psychological thriller novels and speculative fiction. His&nbsp;third book <em>The One </em>&nbsp;which he originally self published went on to become a no.1 Netflix series and has sold more than a million copies.&nbsp;But before John became an author he was a journalist interviewing celebrities for the News of the World magazine. In this conversation John talks about the 80 rejections he received at the beginning of his career&nbsp;and how these setbacks&nbsp;helped shaped him. He’s warm humble and an inspiring reminder that a mixture of hope, hard work, resilience and following our instincts can take us to places we never would even imagine.</p>","author_name":"Ellie Barker"}