It is true that a majority of writers keep to themselves a lot, otherwise they wouldn’t get much writing done. But I luckily stumbled upon the fact that there are bestselling authors hanging out at a lot of specific places, and they are very friendly and approachable at those places. The advantage of getting to know some bestselling authors is that you will discover we are ordinary folk, and you fit in very well when we get together.
One way to always guarantee you will intrigue, attract, interest, and capture the attention of a reader is to become a master of the opening line, or even the opening several lines.
Even before you fully write your book (or even a blog post) getting the opening clarified and clear in your head is essential.
I don’t know about you, but when I am browsing through books in a bookstore, the library, or online, I always check out the beginning sentences. The first words either trigger a desire in me to read more, or they don’t. In Money love, my opening lines in the Introduction were.
Several attempts have been made to crack the code on what makes a bestselling book, and a common conclusion is that mega best-selling books are often a surprise to both the publisher and the author.
Yet, when we look back at successful books, the traits they have in common often seem obvious. As an author interested in selling more than a handful of copies of my books, I’ve always tried to pay attention to those themes and see how I can apply them to my writing.
Over the years, I’ve personally learned crucial lessons on writing and marketing from bestselling like Tim Ferriss, Lysa Terkeurst, and Ryan Holiday whose books have sold in the millions, as well as marketing and publishing experts like Tim Grahl, Michael Hyatt, Chad Cannon, and Joel Miller.
After applying what I learned from these mentors to my own books, I began to develop a framework, which became the process I now use to teach my writing students in how to write a book that will sell. Here are five tips to set your book up for success so that it has a chance of becoming a bestseller.
One way to always guarantee you will intrigue, attract, interest, and capture the attention of a reader is to become a master of the opening line, or even the opening several lines.
Even before you fully write your book (or even a blog post) getting the opening clarified and clear in your head is essential.
I don’t know about you, but when I am browsing through books in a bookstore, the library, or online, I always check out the beginning sentences. The first words either trigger a desire in me to read more, or they don’t. In Money love, my opening lines in the Introduction were.
Several attempts have been made to crack the code on what makes a bestselling book, and a common conclusion is that mega best-selling books are often a surprise to both the publisher and the author.
Yet, when we look back at successful books, the traits they have in common often seem obvious. As an author interested in selling more than a handful of copies of my books, I’ve always tried to pay attention to those themes and see how I can apply them to my writing.
Over the years, I’ve personally learned crucial lessons on writing and marketing from bestselling like Tim Ferriss, Lysa Terkeurst, and Ryan Holiday whose books have sold in the millions, as well as marketing and publishing experts like Tim Grahl, Michael Hyatt, Chad Cannon, and Joel Miller.
After applying what I learned from these mentors to my own books, I began to develop a framework, which became the process I now use to teach my writing students in how to write a book that will sell. Here are five tips to set your book up for success so that it has a chance of becoming a bestseller.
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