EP125: Steve Cavanagh - Author on the verge of a massive breakthrough
35 min • 16 juli 2018
Steve Cavanagh is the author of the Eddie Flynn legal thrillers The Defence, The Plea, The Liar and now, with his new book Thirteen, he is on the verge of a bestselling breakthrough. Steve brings his legal expertise to his writing and creates compelling characters and nail-biting thrillers, and co-presents the Two Crime Writers And A Microphone podcast… Which we’re not going to plug on the show. No way. In this episode you will discover…
Why a screenwriting rejection from Frances Ford Coppola shouldn’t get you down
Why holding your nerve when told to scrap your book can pay dividends
Top tips on keeping your series character fresh and making your antagonists compelling
Why it’s so important to be a fan of your genre and to become a member of the genre’s community
And how to announce to an editor that what you’ve written is something different...