Comments on: TEN WAYS TO WRITE A BESTSELLING NOVEL

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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:39:00 +0000

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By: michael

michael — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:15:51 +0000

You missed the most important one. Go to the actually NY Times best seller list and read some of the short synopsis of the book. Most of the books thaty sell the most the words “murder” or “death” or “killing.” You got have death. I suggest for a sure BEST SELLER kill a baby in the story. Two would bring the PUlitzer.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:05:14 +0000

I don’t know what happened to me while reading this post. But I changed. After the laughter died and I was able to breath again, all that I could think was, “Hey, I can do that!” –Ken Figuly

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:12:18 +0000

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By: Joy

Joy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:17 +0000

this made me laugh out loud. Then I read it to Dubblex because he wanted to share the laughs and he laughed too.

By: Andrew O. Dugas

Andrew O. Dugas — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:20:44 +0000

NOW he tells us. Shee-it!

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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:26:02 +0000

[...] Ten Ways to Write a Bestselling Novel: 6. That brings to mind another point: the author bio photo. The less you look like someone who actually writes, the better. The only exception regards novel/memoir writers, who are allowed to look like writers due to the abuse they’ve heaped upon themselves, either literally or not. If writing a romantic novel, get out the makeup. Red hair is preferable. Make sure the photographer uses a special lens that will cause viewers to suspect they have some sort of visual problem that corrects all defects. [...]