Mass Market Fiction

Changes at Suite101 means that "Writing Bestsellers" will be on hiatus until further notice. Thanks to all my readers. Please stay tuned...

There are scads of authors who want to write novels. Half of them want to write a bestseller. The way to do it, according to the experts is to have fun . . .

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, people are still clued to their TV sets, weeks later, waiting to see what happens to the victims of the storm, the government officials that failed them and the local heroes that came to their rescue. This is the stuff of compelling stories. ...

"When a native language dies out, we've lost forever our chance to learn cultural truths," says Bruce Batchelor, CEO of Trafford Publishing. On September 1, 2005, Trafford anounced a gift of $1.6 million to save endangered languages.

Although changes in the publishing industry have cut a new author's chances of making it big, there is more than one way to get published and potentially become a bestseller.

Have you ever wondered how some books get onto bestseller lists when they aren't, well, even very good? Here are some tips from internet authors on how to get your book onto the bestseller list using "no money, no PR, and no public speaking." It's nothing more than ethical bribing or ...

In part 2 of How to Write a Bestseller, I offer some recommendations of writing books for authors who want to take their writing to the next level.

Summer is a great time to catch up on your reading. If you're working on a novel, here are some writing books you might want to check out.

Why do some authors write stories that seem stiff and contrived and others write stories that seem natural and organic? Is this a problem that you struggle with? It may have something to do with how self-conscious you are when you write.

First impressions are extremely important. This is how an editor or agent decides the fate of your manuscript. This is where he decides if you get read or not. Read any bestseller and you will probably find that the first few pages intrigue even if the rest of the book fails ...