Sunday, November 08, 2009

What Do Bestselling Authors Have in Common? 1 of 10

What Do Bestselling Authors Have In Common?
Ten Things That May Surprise You.

What separates the publishing industry elite, the bestselling authors, from all the thousands and thousands of writers who aspire to someday make the bestseller lists? It turns out that writing talent is not the only separating factor; in fact it may not even be the most important factor.

1. Perseverance Is Key

Nearly all bestselling authors faced the same struggles early in their careers that less successful, even unpublished authors, face. Immediate success is rare. One distinction of bestselling authors is that they do not get as discouraged by lack of early success. They persevere. Their desire to succeed is enormous. Bestselling authors often have to demonstrate the patience and stamina to write a number of books before achieving notable success.


Dee Power
Co-author of The Making of a Bestseller: Success Stories From Authors and the Editors, Agents and Booksellers Behind Them.

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wizardofwords said...

Perseverance is sure important to any writer! Have been freelancing since 1993 (mostly magazines until 2008 when I made the move to books.)

Perseverance not only to write, but to continually market yourself is absolutely essential in today's marketplace.

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A little luck would help. Now not everyone that wants to write a book can get it published out of the millions of wana be writers thats not possible. Any company publishing anything is first concerned about how well the material will sell not the quality of the book being published. Im sure someone as famous as Robert Redford would have no trouble getting a book published even if the book was very poorly written and boring. He would most likly have publishing companies waiting in line to pay him in advance for giving them the rights to publish his work.

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