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1	Writing the Breakout Novel more books like this by Donald Maass, Anne Perry (Foreword by) add to wishlist A breakout novel is one that rises out if its category - such as literary fiction, mystery, romance, or thriller - and hits the bestseller charts. Maass explains the elements that all breakout novels share and shows readers how to use these elements to write a novel that has a good chance of succeeding in a crowded marketplace. They'll learn to: - ... see all copies from £10.52! new only from £10.53!
2	Writing a Book That Makes a Difference more books like this by Philip Gerard add to wishlist In this book, Philip Gerard analyzes other books that made a difference - fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary - distilling out the elusive ingredients that make a work memorable, one that changes our minds and our lives. Beginning with the importance of choosing powerful subjects and themes, Gerard encourages writers to explore what ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £9.65! \| first editions
3	Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level more books like this by Donald Maass add to wishlist A breakout novel is one that rises out of its category - such as romance, mystery or thriller - and hits the bestseller lists. All aspiring novelists dream of achieving this success as do many published novelists who remain stuck in what author Donald Maass calls "midlist hell." In Writing the Breakout Novel, Maass explains the elements that all ... see all copies from £8.19! new only from £40.82!
4	The Making of a Bestseller: Success Stories from Authors and the Editors, Agents, and Booksellers Behind Them more books like this by Brian E Hill, Dee Power add to wishlist For authors, earning a spot on the bestseller list is the grand, often elusive prize at the end of many years of work. But what makes a bestseller happen? Hill and Power interviewed over 50 successful authors, publishers, editors, agents, book reviewers, and other experts to find the answer. see all copies from £1.67! new only from £1.67! \| first editions
5	You Can Make It Big Writing Books: A Top Agent Shows You How to Develop a Million-Dollar Bestseller more books like this by Jeff Herman, Susan Silva (Editor) add to wishlist This book is not about writing fine literature. It is about taking a pretty good idea and positioning it for success. Filled with anecdotes about writers who have made it big, superagent Jeff Herman tells would-be authors the trade secrets they need to make their way through the publishing maze to the bestseller lists, including: -- What they don ... see all copies from £2.55! new only from £19.80!
6	Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved Books more books like this by Jenny Bond, Chris Sheedy add to wishlist From Harper Lee to Harry Potter, "The Great Gatsby" to "Jaws," short, pithy chapters explore 50 of the greatest authors and their most famous literary creations. see all copies from £5.48! new only from £5.48!
7	The Afterword more books like this by Mike Bryan add to wishlist This novel purports to be the afterword to a best-seller called THE DEITY NEXT DOOR, in which the author elaborates on the novel's events, tackles questions from readers, and discusses some of the book's episodes--thereby bringing the original text to life. see all copies from £3.71! new only from £3.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Reading the Decades: Fifty Years of British History Through the Nation's Bestsellers more books like this by John Sutherland add to wishlist From literary classic to cookery books, blockbuster airport novels to self-help manuals, this work is a portrait of Britain through the books that have inspired, excited and forced us to part with our cash, from the 1950s to the present day. see all copies from £5.09! new only from £45.18! \| first editions
9	The American Dream and the Popular Novel more books like this by Elizabeth Long add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! first editions
10	Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction more books like this by John Sutherland add to wishlist 'I rejoice', said Doctor Johnson, 'to concur with the Common Reader.' For the last century, the tastes and preferences of the common reader have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why. John Sutherland shows ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41!
11	Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Contemporary Bestsellers more books like this by Lisa Adams, John Heath add to wishlist Heath and Adams explore the nature of what we read and what it means for our current state of conversation in society. For every book lover, the authors uncover hidden gems that highlight the best of what books mean and how they inspire. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.95!
12 view cover	Bestseller more books like this by Celia Brayfield add to wishlist The bestseller is a cultural phenomenon of our age, the only medium through which one person's individual vision can be communicated directly to millions. Most tantalizingly, the art of bestseller writing seems totally accessible to anyone with a pencil and paper - and an idea. Yet the bestseller has become embedded in its own money-driven ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.00!
13	Golden multitudes : the story of best sellers in the United States more books like this by Frank Luther Mott add to wishlist see all copies from £6.81! signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	7 Habits of Highly Defective People: And Other Bestsellers That Won't Go Away more books like this by Cathy E Crimmins add to wishlist A parody of several bestselling books, including items such as "The Fridges of Madison County," "Listening to Pringles," and "Iron Tom." see all copies from £5.09! new only from £7.05!
15	Murder at the Frankfurt book fair : a wicked, witty novel about the publishing of an international bestseller more books like this by Hubert Monteilhet add to wishlist see all copies from £4.95! first editions
16	Best-Seller: A Nostalgic Celebration of the Less Than Great Books You Have Always Been Afraid to Admit You Loved more books like this by Geoffrey Bocca add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! signed copies \| first editions
17	80 Years of Best Sellers, 1895-1975 more books like this by James H. Burke, Alice P. Hackett add to wishlist see all copies from £5.51! first editions
18 view cover	Bestseller Index: All Books, by Author, on the Lists of Publishers Weekly and the New York Times Through 1990 more books like this by Keith Justice add to wishlist The Publishers Weekly bestseller list started on May 3, 1919; the New York Times Book Review list began on October 6, 1935. Though the lists do not always reflect the best in American publishing, they do offer a myriad of insights into popular culture. All books that have appeared on any of the Publishers Weekly or New York Times lists are ... see all copies from £29.79! new only from £34.66!
19	The half-world of American culture; a miscellany. more books like this by Carl Bode add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! first editions
20 view cover	The Making of a Bestseller: From Author to Reader more books like this by Arthur T Vanderbilt add to wishlist An exploration of that mysterious place in publishing where art and commerce either clash, mesh, or both. Along the way, a wide range of authors - from the literary greats to today's commercial superstars -editors, agents and publishers share their thoughts, insights and experiences: what inspires writers? (John Steinbeck, for example, wrote every ... see all copies from £7.43! new only from £41.47!
21 view cover	Social Gospel for Millions: Religious Bestsellers of Charles Sheldon, more books like this by John P Ferre add to wishlist In the twentieth century Marxism challenged laissez-faire economics, psychoanalysis reinterpreted the processes of thought, and evolution discredited the idea of creation. These changes profoundly affected American Protestantism. Ferre examines the belief system that underlies what middle-class Protestants chose to read. see all copies from £7.75! new only from £11.43!
22	How to Write a Bestseller more books like this by Richard Rohmer, Major-General add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57!
23	Best-Selling Children's Books more books like this by Jean Spealman Kujoth add to wishlist see all copies from £2.68! first editions
24	Myths & Mories Amer Bstslr more books like this by Elson add to wishlist see all copies from £11.81!
25 view cover	Daphnis and Chloe Markets & Metamorphose more books like this by Giles Barber add to wishlist Giles Barber chronicles the mixed fortunes of Longus's pastoral novel of the second-third century AD, "Daphnis and Chloe". Since it first resurfaced in Renaissance Europe, the story has appeared in over 500 editions, in many languages, becoming possibly the most translated text of Greek antiquity this century and enjoying a widespread influence ... see all copies from £4.31! new only from £4.31! \| first editions

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	Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Help for Making Your Novel Stand Out and Succeed by Donald Maass see all from £9.53! new only from £11.66!
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