Listen "S16 Ep2: From Journalist (& 80+ rejections) to Multi-Million Selling Author: John Marrs "
Episode Synopsis
John Marrs is the bestselling author who has sold millions and millions of copies of his psychological thriller novels and speculative fiction. His third book The One which he originally self published went on to become a no.1 Netflix series and has sold more than a million copies. 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 and how these setbacks 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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