Behind the Bestseller
Behind the Bestseller: what makes a book a success? Bestselling author Sam Blake talks to authors, editors, publicists and agents to find out exactly what that magic ingredient is. Join crime author Sam Blake as she chats to bestsellers to find out their secrets.
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6: Sam Blake talks to Sinéad Moriarty
From piling up the rejection slips Sinéad Moriarty joined a writers group and wrote the book that was closest to her heart. Drawing on her personal experience The Baby Trail immediately hit the bestseller list and kickstarted a career that is sti...
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5: Sam Blake talks to Sallyanne Sweeney
In a double length episode Sam Blake quizzes Literary Agent Sallyanne Sweeney from MMB Creative on what she looks for in a new manuscript and how she wades through o...
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4: Sam Blake talks to Ruth Long
Romance is the biggest selling genre worldwide and award winning author Ruth Long, in all her various incarnations as RF Long, Ruth Francis Long and Jessica Thorne, ...
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3: Sam Blake talks to Claire Allan
From her life as a journalist in Northern Ireland to her first women's fiction book, Claire Allan's publishing journey was punctuated by key life events. In Behind t...
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2: Sam Blake talks to Shane Dunphy
From critically acclaimed non fiction that has spawned a movie in production, to beselling fiction, and now an exciting audio adventure, Shane Dunphy's career starte...
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1: Sam Blake talks to Catherine Ryan Howard
Catherine Ryan Howard is an internationally bestselling crime writer from Cork.
Her debut thriller, Read More →
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