What does it take to sell over 680,000 books when life (and publishing) keeps throwing curveballs?

In this episode of The Tortured Writers Podcast, I welcome bestselling author Laura Pearson. From switching agents (more than once) to battling serious illness while still hitting Kindle No.1 in the UK and US, Laura’s story is pure proof that persistence beats talent when talent gives up.

Plus, Bookaholic Bex shares a gripping psychological suspense thriller which follows a woman trapped in a hotel room with her new lover after an affair.

What You’ll Learn

- Agent Switching Survival Guide: Why changing representation can be the best decision you ever make (and how to know when it’s time).

- Writing Through the Worst: How Laura kept writing and selling while facing life-altering health challenges.

- Never, Ever Quit: The mindset that turned rejection, illness, and doubt into six-figure sales and a career most writers only dream of.

Laura Pearson is living, breathing evidence that the writers who keep going are the ones who get there. If you’re on the verge of deleting your manuscript, this episode might just save it and you.

The Tortured Writers Podcast is sponsored by Cheshire Novel Prize, an international writing competition for debut writers where every entry gets feedback. Go to cheshirenovelprize.com for more details or follow on Instagram @cheshirenovelprize.

The Tortured Writers Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.