Nine Winning Habits of Successful Authors

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Successful Novelists!

• They are living your dream.
• They tell a great story.
• Their fulfillment is personal, spiritual and financial.

But there's more to writing best sellers than writing best sellers!

You also need some brand new habits.

Do you dream of writing fiction?

Do you want to make 'paperback writer' your new career? "Nine Winning Habits of Successful Authors" tells you exactly how to make your dream come true.

It's based on inspiring interviews with 45 authors who have moved from hobby writing to writing popular novels as a profession. Their advice ranges from extremely practical (such as warm socks and nice cups of tea) to the profound (such as spiritual fulfillment).

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Tips from top popular novelists

International best-selling authors Lawrence Block, Robert Jordan, Emma Darcy, Di Morrissey, Beverley Harper, Stephanie Laurens, Candice Proctor and Helen Bianchin tell you—often quite bluntly—what it takes to be a writer.

Though these authors are unique individuals, they have much in common. I have sifted through the evidence and identified the common habits of successful writers. In this case, knowledge is power— the power to change your life.

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An exciting manual for new writers

The author and interviewer:
• summarises a wealth of advice from 45 popular novelists
• shows you how to do as they do, and succeed
• shows how to integrate the habits of professional writers into your own real life
• provides a straightforward, step-by-step guide to writing fiction in popular genres
• gives a positive and practical approach to writing as an achievable career.

Insider information about writing fantasy, romance, thrillers, erotica, science fiction, crime fiction, blockbusters, historical novels and sagas. You'll even find out how much romance writers earn.

Is there a recipe for a bestselling novel?

Yes! (Though some cooks are better than others...) One brilliant chapter lists the ingredients and shows how to combine them into a winning manuscript.

Best selling authors—how do they do it?

How do they produce one enthralling novel after another, when writing even one book is such a struggle?

What's it really like to be a successful writer? What makes them different from ordinary people?

How did they make the big leap from hobby writer to professional writer?

What obstacles have they overcome along the way? How do they cope with rejection and bad reviews? Copy their habits and you could be a successful author too. Do what they do, and succeed!

'Nine Winning Habits of Successful Authors' explains how.

A short extract from Chapter 1 of this exciting new book follows.

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Start being a popular novelist now

You have a still, small voice in your head that whispers 'Write!' The voice may be small, but it's also urgent, insistent, seductive, convincing, prophetic. For your own peace of mind, start listening to that voice. Stop saying 'No!' and start saying 'Yes!'

Often it seems that all the problems of life conspire to prevent you writing. Chances are that at least one of these writers has encountered exactly your problems—or worse—and has overcome them. Reading about their experiences can greatly boost your motivation.

If, like me, you come from a literary background, you may find this book alters your approach to life and writing. Before embarking on this project, I had never seriously considered my writing in strategic terms, despite the fact that I'd written more than 20 books.

Then I began meeting people for whom writing is not just a joy but a job.

These popular writers offer exactly the same challenges to you, the reader. Approach the next chapters with optimism: they may transform your life. I hope they will inspire you to begin afresh with new focus, new perspective, new goals and new courage.

After reading this book, you will know what it takes to become a popular novelist.

These are the habits you need to acquire:
1. You must develop a strong will to write.
2. You must write the sort of book you love to read
3. You must live life intensely.
4. You must be professional in your approach to writing.
5. You must start to construct a long-term career as a writer.
6. You must cope with the rewards and punishments that come with success.
7. You must enjoy being a sensual creature.
8. You must keep your sense of humour.
9. And last but not least—you must write popular novels!

Read on, and find out what it's really like to be a popular novelist. Enjoy the stories told by these remarkable writers—all so different, all so extraordinary.

They can all remember what it's like to be a new writer, and full of doubts, questions, fears, hopes and ambitions. You are about to be befriended, advised, instructed, informed and affirmed by experts. Go to it!

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