What makes a bestseller? That question has tormented authors and the publishing industry for years. The best explanation I’ve heard came from an editor who used to regularly attend the Colorado Gold conference: “God smiles.” Of course, that isn’t very helpful. Creating a bestseller involves a lot of factors, few of which are under the…
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Even a Monkey Can Write a Bestseller: An Easy Formula
Did that headline get your attention? Did you instant click in to read the rest of the post? Or did you scoff, throwing your hands in the air, saying “there is no formula to a bestseller.” When I read the PW Weekly article, What Makes a Bestseller? Two SMP Authors Say They Know the Formula….
How to Write a Bestseller
You ever notice that the people who teach how to write bestsellers are not actually writing them? I always wonder about this… Anyway, as writers, we spend a fair amount of time contemplating, discussing and, yes, taking workshops on how to write bestselling books. We pretty much all want to have our books sell well,…
The Importance of Passion
By Mary Gillgannon One of the mysteries of life is what makes a bestseller. A lot of the list is made up of books by writers who’ve been writing for years and have finally garnered a big enough following to reach that pinnacle. But there are also books written by unknown, and some cases, previously…