In this weeks episode, I am joined Abigail Bergstrom, writer and founder of Bergstrom Studio, a 360° publishing consultancy and literary agency which aims to help emerging writers find their voice, turn good ideas into published books and writers into published authors. The agency represents “thought-leading” authors such as Munroe Bergdorf, of gender manifesto Transitional (Bloomsbury), Florence Given of bestselling feminist manifesto Women Don’t Owe You Pretty (Octopus), and Laura Bates of "Everyday Sexism" who Bergstrom published during her time at Simon & Schuster UK, among others. 

Prior to founding Bergstrom Studio, Abigail spent over a decade in the publishing industry with her last role being at Gleam digital talent Agency, where she set up and launched the literary arm of the business. Here she managed over thirty titles by her clients and worked to get them onto bestseller lists whilst also building some of today’s biggest book brands.

She was nominated for the Literary Agent of the Year at the 2020 British Book Awards, she was also listed in The Bookseller 150 and her debut novel, What a Shame, will be published by Hodder next year.

In this episode, we talk about how she started her career, what it takes to publish a bestselling book and how to build a strong book brand.

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My new book, Side Hustle in Progress: A Practical Guide to Kickstarting Your Business is published by HarperCollins and available to buy online and in all book shops.

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