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EP86: Catriona Innes

The Bestseller Experiment
The Bestseller Experiment
Episode • Feb 18, 2018 • 51m

We speak to the completely charming Catriona Innes, Senior Editor of Cosmopolitan, the UK’s best selling glossy magazine. Working on the features desk she writes, edits and commissions the long reads, fitness and career sections of Cosmopolitan, as well as heading up the books content. She’s currently working on Hearst’s inaugural books prize, Big Book, as well as writing her first fiction novel. In this episode you will discover…

  • How books get those big magazine features
  • Top tips for interviews (we took lots of notes) and how you can apply them to your writing
  • The secrets of undercover and investigative journalism
  • The benefits of setting up a writers' group
  • And how you can get involved with the Big Book Festival and Prize

To hear more of this episode in our deep dive, check out patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment

Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

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