Watch as a full video on YouTubeWe're back! On this week's episode, we discuss the show everyone is talking about - The Traitors! With crime author Harriet Tyce's appearance, we chat about the impact it has had on her book sales, and also wonder which reality show we would choose to go on to boost our publicity (there is also some spoiler discussion about this season of the UK Traitors, so be careful if you are not up-to-date!)Plus, we talk about big money's interest in Romantasy, and whether that will crowd out the market for other genres, and also discuss the rapid rise of scam marketing emails that are being sent to authors thanks to AI...00:00 Intro01:34 Dollars & Dragons - Is Big Money Skewing Fiction?16:52 The Flattery Trap - Predatory Promo Offers27:30 Killer Marketing? - The Traitors Effect44:14 Off Script - Nadine finds another stranger than fiction story for inspiration49:33 Off Script - Final Chapter: What we've been watching and readingLinks:Chernin Group invests in Romantasy publisher EntangledAuthors hit with deluge of scam emails from fake marketersWhy crime writers make good Traitors contestantsAdventures in Publishing-land is brought to you by STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing podcast needs, featuring Page One - The Writer's Podcast, The Conversation with Nadine Matheson and more!Follow us on BlueskyFollow us on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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