Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer is a bit different from many of my usual guests. He’s not at all sentimental, he’s very confident – I mean this is a former MP who went to prison for perjury after all – and in many ways that confidence seems impenetrable. But this is, I think, what makes him so interesting to listen to because even Jeffrey Archer is afflicted by self-doubt and even Jeffrey Archer has had to come up with strategies for dealing with it, even if sometimes the strategy is basically just being ferociously productive. Since his first book, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, was rejected by 17 publishers before selling in 1976, he has sold more than 300 million copies of his books worldwide, which makes him one of the top 25 fiction authors of all time. We talk about his incredible self-discipline when it comes to his writing routine, how lots of editors rejected his debut because none of them believed he would write a second book and how he would not have made a good prime minister! You can find me on Twitter at @francescasteele and Instagram at @Francesca_steele Don’t forget that I list my guests' books at my online shop . This helps fund the podcast so please do buy there! Also do rate or review the podcast on your app - it helps more people find out about Write-Off, and also I just really like seeing the reviews! The lovely Scott Elliott helped me produce this season. Please do consider him for all your pod needs. This season is sponsored by the wonderful Jericho Writers Listeners of the podcast can get an exclusive 15% discount on membership by going to and entering the code Write-Off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jeffrey Archer is an episode from Write-Off with Francesca Steele by Francesca Steele.

This episode is 45:04 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2022.

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