Do you want to write a Best-seller (Part 2)Written by Arthur Zulu
“If a man has talent and cannot use it, he has failed.”—Tom WolfeIn first installment of this essay, we said that if you want to excel as a writer, you would not only have to write on a best-selling topic, but that you would also have to master your style, and know your audience. But that is not all. What is more? Write your Style A writer said: “All authors are like mounds of literature. They grow from light of ancient.” But is true that all writers are copycats? Not really. You might have a favorite author, or another writer would have influenced your work. But one thing is clear: no one in this universe is your equal. You are unique. That means your writing style has to be different from mine. It is for this reason that an editor at Random House who saw a typed copy of The Thirty-Nine Steps as a new book had no difficulty in likening it to style of Jerzy Kosinski. But sad enough, he didn’t know it really was author’s book. When you speak in a foreign voice, a discerning listener would have no difficulty recognizing you as a hypocrite. In same way, when you borrow another author’s style, a good reader will equally know that you are masquerading. And that is not good enough for you. Promote your book before and after publication The best time to begin your book’s promotion is when you start writing it. This is right time for you to make use of some of promotional options discussed earlier in this book. This means that you can start your media adverts, book reviews, and serialization of your story. Then keep record of contacts from readers and bookstore owners who are interested in your work. Send them a press release as soon as your book is released and see response that you will get. This book that you are reading started that way when it was first published as an e-book. When author contacted his initial list of potential buyers after book’s release, he had tremendous response. Why don’t you do same? If it worked for him, it will work for you. Pre-release publicity has helped writers sell tremendously when their books were made available to public. For instance, Tom Wolfe's book, A Man In Full sold over a million copies before anyone could say Jack Robinson.
| | 4 Major Mistakes to Avoid when Writing an ArticleWritten by Jason A. Martin
By avoiding these common mistakes, you will greatly improve your article. The Internet has an overabundance of disregarded content that was written in same rambling way that author normally speaks in. Many of these articles would never have been neglected by general public had author simply looked for these common mistakes prior to publishing.Number One: Poor Title The title, or headline, must grab reader’s attention and reel him or her into story. It should not be extremely long. The title can be fun and does not necessarily need to be a verbatim description of article. Sometimes a title is best written last. Keep in mind that we are talking about titles for articles and not books. This is an important distinction because longer titles and sub titles that might be appropriate for books will not work for articles. Bad Title: Website Promotion Ideas: 8 Simple But Effective Tips To Get People To Visit Your Web Site Again And Again Why? This long and clumsy title does not work for an article. The title has unneeded words and does not take intended audience into consideration. The theme was correct and title could be salvaged by properly rewriting it. Better Title: 4 Major Mistakes to Avoid when Writing an Article Why? This title is short, informs reader what article is about, and is worded to walk reader into article. It is properly targeted for intended audience. Number Two: Poor Opening The opening paragraph, especially introductory line, must be strong and present topic. The title should flow nicely into opening paragraph. If title is “Saving Money at General Store” and article leads with “I really don’t understand why more stores don’t supply coupons”—it is time to rewrite. In this example, reader will become confused quickly. It is important to maintain a logical flow. Additionally, never write following: - In this article, I will show… (Just show it)
- This article will cover… (Articles do not need a table of contents or an outline)
- By end of this article… (Don’t talk to your readers like they are in grade school—unless audience really is in grade school)
Number Three: Poor Flow
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