My writer/friend, Ann, came to visit me on Thursday, and she brought me a Writer’s Digest she’d finished reading and the book section of the September 2nd Wall Street Journal that listed new releases coming soon by prominent writers. Prominent, in this case, referred to what I’d consider literary fiction and nonfiction. I’m more of a genre reader myself, but I enjoy reading about any author and his writing process, and it’s fun to read outside of my usual interests once in a while. So Ann gifted me with a few hours of entertainment with a little bit of insight tossed in.
I especially enjoyed a sidebar on page D5, an article–How to Write a Bestseller–by Tobias Grey. Matthew L. Jockers and Jodie Archer have a new book coming out September 20th, THE BESTSELLER CODE. They’ve identified certain things that make books sell. They listed which verbs sell better than others. What really caught…
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