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EPISODE INFO:
By the end of today’s episode you’ll understand
- Why Daniel decided to go from self-publishing to working with an independent press
- His writing process
- You’ll have a better understanding of how he writes the kinds of clear, compelling hooks that make readers buy his novels.
- He shares the biggest reasoning behind his decision to sign with a publisher.
BIO:
Daniel Hurst was born in the northwest of England, a part of the world famous for its comedians, pasties and terrible weather.
He has been employed in several glamorous roles in his lifetime, including bartending, shelf stacking and procurement administration, all while based in some of the most exotic places on the planet, like Bolton, Preston and South London.
Since following his lifelong passion for writing in 2020, he has amassed a loyal and devoted set of readers, and regularly has several books in the top 100 of the Psychological Thriller Charts on Amazon. His title The Passenger became the #1 selling psychological thriller in the UK in October 2021, and his bestselling book to date is his title The Doctor’s Wife, which topped the Amazon UK Kindle Chart on February 16th 2023. He remembers that date because he stayed up all night celebrating.
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