Ep525 - Dean Wesley Smith - How to Stop Listening to Your Critical Voice

Dean Wesley Smith is one of the most prolific writers working today, with over 200 novels, and countless short stories published. He reveals how he has learned how to stop listening to his critical voice, and to stop thinking of the story as a “product”, and how that has unleashed his creativity. In this episode you will discover: The writing rules you should ignore. How Dean’s Bakery Concept will change how you think of selling your books. And the Two Marks discuss Heinlein’s rules of writing. Subscribe to Bestseller Experiment on Apple MusicSubscribe to Bestseller Experiment on YouTube Love the show? Support the podcast today and become a patron to get 100+ hours of exclusive content: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/support SHOWNOTES & LINKS ►Shari Lepena: sharilapena.comMark Desvaux’s Non-Fiction project: Pacivida.com BESTSELLER ACADEMY ►https://bestsellerexperiment.com/acad... EXPERIMENT ►Become a Patron: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/supp... Word Challenge: http://200wordchallenge.comContact Us: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/cont... MUSIC ►Bestseller Experiment theme and all music from the podcast by Urban Myth Club (Mark Desvaux’s music project). Listen here. WATCH / LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE ►Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... Podcast Apps: https://linktr.ee/BestsellerExperimen... FOLLOW ►Instagram:    / bestsellerxp x:      / bestsellerxp linkedin:     / markdesvauxfacebook:      / bestsellerexperiment pinterest:     / bestsellerxpthreads:   @BestsellerXP MARK DESVAUX (HOST) ►Website: https://www.4000saturdays.comContact: https://www.4000saturdays.com/blog/co...   / 4000saturdaysfacebook:     / 4000saturdaysinstagram:     / 4000saturdays   BOOKS ►Free Book: Get Bestseller Experiment’s Vault of Gold free for a limited timeBuy Back to Reality: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/back... Unofficial Bestseller Experiment Book Club SPREAD THE LOVEIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a writer friend. SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTSPlease subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave a review for The Bestseller Experiment Podcast. Ratings and reviews are extremelyhelpful and greatly appreciated (we often read them on the show too)! They matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. When subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts you will get each episode automatically.