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Most people think the way to write a best seller is to have a lot of talent and even more luck. As you will learn, there is a recipe for success, and luck may be the least important ingredient in creating a best seller.
When it comes to solving the mystery of what makes a best-selling novel, no one has cracked the code better than James Scott Bell. A best-selling author himself, winner of the International Thriller Writers Award and the Christy Award for Suspense, plus the author of the number-one best seller for writers, Plot & Structure, Mr. Bell has been teaching the principles of best-selling fiction for over 20 years, principles that apply to any genre or style.
In the 24 lectures of How to Write Best-Selling Fiction, Mr. Bell provides a comprehensive, eye-opening, and illuminating survey of the entire writing process, as well as a full breakdown of how best-selling authors such as Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Suzanne Collins, Janet Evanovich, and dozens of others have implemented best practices in their own writing.
From fun creative challenges to help you get started with unique plot and character ideas to how to format, package, and promote your finished material - with help dotting every "i" and crossing every "t" along the way - Mr. Bell offers an insightful, intimate, and extraordinarily revealing look at the elements that elevate a novel to become a best seller. Any aspiring author will gain a wealth of tools that will not only improve their ability to write, but will also increase their enjoyment of the craft.
The famous writer Somerset Maugham once said, “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” And maybe no one knows the “rules”, but there are writing techniques, practices, and fundamentals that writers have used for decades to become best-selling authors. And just like Picasso, once you master the basics of your art, then you can create your own rules. With How to Write Best-Selling Fiction, you get an intimate introduction to the fundamentals of how to write your best seller, from a best-selling author who has mastered the secrets to success.
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- Ivy Mills
- 2023-03-22
Worthy of a re-listen
This is going back in my "read" pile. Great advice. The PDF is a fantastic addition for skimming to the parts you want to pore over in greater detail.
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- James S.
- 2022-01-20
Very informative.
Very informative course full of tips and tricks to better your writing.
Only time will tell if I actually learned anything though lol.
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- Lexloco
- 2022-02-12
Great for screenwriters, too!
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The writer/narrator offers practical advice and examples as well as exercises at the end of each chapter, so the listener/student can apply the lessons learned.
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- 2019-07-07
Worthwhile course
Well presented, organized and inspiring.
Lots of useful tips for aspiring authors.
I recommend this audiobook.
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- Aaron
- 2020-05-11
Good Advice
easy to listen too. Solid advice. it encourages to write and to be the best writer you can.
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- Ryan F
- 2021-02-18
Very helpful for anyone starting out
James does a superb job of walking you through what I assume are the basics of writing. I listened to this book about a third of the way through writing my first novel and wish I had had it sooner. In my opinion, this course helped me improve my writing. I also prefer courses that are 12 hours. The 24-hour great courses can be a bit of a slog if you're not in love with the topic. This one was just right. Well done!
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- Chris Dow
- 2021-11-18
Inspired
This was a great lecture series. I think the thing I appreciate most is that he doesnt hammer on the idea that there is only 1 single way to write but rather there are many each with their own pros and cons. Instead we are given different ways of thinking that comes from a place of experience.
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- John Duplessis
- 2020-09-16
This is a great resource
I have researched how to write over the last ten years, but I clearly was missing what I needed to accomplish what I wanted to do. This course did that and I'm please with my effort. I was stuck at 25,000 shooting for 90,000 and was able to get to the 60,000 point in less than four weeks. I'm very curious about signposts and I do plan on exploring more - which what has been missing in my tool chest for years.
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- TeressaB
- 2022-06-11
Will make you want to run out and grab pad and pen.
Loved the audio book, hated the music.
I can’t tell you how many times I paused the audio so I could jot down a note, and they just kept coming. I love the ideas and the way they were presented, to be given examples really helps the listener to get a clear picture of what the author is saying. I just finished the book, and I am going to start back at the beginning and listen to it one more time. I might need another note pad
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- The Three Chicas
- 2021-02-01
Inspiring
This is just what I needed at this time of writing. I keep starting and never finishing my fiction novels. I'm going through this with a book and pen and adding in the pieces that I'm missing and finish my novel. thanks. The only thing I wished is there were notes or check list we could have printed off because with audio you cannot just highlight certain areas and the memory, not the best :)
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