Here's a prediction: by the end of the year most commissioning editors in fiction will have read a book called The Bestseller Code. Why? Because its premise is simple and powerful: to use sophisticated machine learning techniques to process thousands of books and, by doing so, uncover what makes certain books sell more than others.
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‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more