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Being Positive with Gareth L Powell

Being Positive with Gareth L Powell

Great to get Gareth back on the podcast as so much has happened since we last had him on, but the thing I admire about him the most is his ability to stay positive in the social media sewer! He talks about that and more — including working with Peter F Hamilton, how starting a commercial thriller led him to writing his most personal book and how he wrote a book on writing almost by accident.

There’s also a fun coda to the episode as I read an extract from SC Gowland’s new book Delusions and Dragons in which there’s a cameo from two familiar shopkeepers called Mark. That delight comes at the 1:06:59 point here…

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Posted on October 2, 2023Categories The Bestseller ExperimentTags 200 Word Challenge, Back To Reality, Bestsellers, books, can anyone write a novel, can you learn to write a novel, can you write a novel without training, Delusions and Dragons, Embers of War TV series, fiction, Gareth L Powell, how can I get the most from social media as an author, how often should I back up my writing, how to write a novel, how to write a novel for beginners, how to write a novel step by step, mark desvaux, mark stay, novels, Patreon, publishers, Ragged Alice, readers, SC Gowland, The Bestseller Academy, The Descendent Machine, tips for writing science fiction, tips for writing space opera, what is onboarding in books, WritingLeave a comment on Being Positive with Gareth L Powell
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