647 - I want to write a book that can sell more than 160 million copies with Ken Follett

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James Altucher

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🗓️ 17 October 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Once again! I have the best selling author, Ken Follett, on to talk about his new book, The Evening and The Morning. I "sat" down with him, and I selfishly drill him on his approach and technique of writing a book! How did he do it? How did his book manage to sell more than 160 million copies? I have to know! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.8	This is the James Altiger Show.
0:12.8	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:16.2	Such a great, great pleasure to sit down with Ken Follett.
0:21.7	Probably one of the best writers in history.
0:24.5	He sold over 160 million copies of his books.
0:30.4	I don't know too many writers if any who have sold more than 160 million copies of his
0:35.8	books.
0:36.8	He's mostly a thriller writer, a suspense writer, a historical novelist.
0:41.7	His latest book is called The Evening and The Morning.
0:46.0	And it's a free quote to one of his most famous books, The Pillars of the Earth.
0:50.2	I drill him about his writing process selfishly because I want to write books that sell
0:55.3	160 million copies.
0:56.8	So I drill down into his process and I get the answers that I hope will take me over
1:01.6	the top.
1:02.6	So here's the podcast.
1:10.1	Well once again, I have Ken Follett, one of the most prolific and best-selling authors
1:17.9	and writers of all time and also on many lists, one of the best authors of all time,
1:24.4	particularly in this series we're about to discuss.
1:27.2	But Ken, welcome to the show.
1:29.2	Glad to be here.
1:30.2	Good to see you again, James.
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