E Scriber a successful novel, a bestseller (which literally means "sold better") is not easy, as it is not easy to write any kind of novel that ends up being published. You have to understand the mechanisms that make this type of easy selling novels and good benefits, being particularly skilled in understanding the nature of the reading market evasion, where the fashions rule the roost and where geniuses arise at any time unknown , authors cursed and forgotten books.
Personally, I think it's better to read one of these plug the TV novels. But I can not agree on is that this is a sort of prostitution of the book. As Cortázar said in 1947, this type of book "meets his subordinate as an insidious attack on the traditional literature, which in its higher forms was never escape literature, but of commitment." But in the XXI century avoidance is much easier to achieve in a thousand different ways that reading a book, and the leisure society is quite banished that commitment should lead our lives. So when I see someone reading the latest bestseller , I think it is possible that the person books opts for "committed" to be digested neurons against the idiot box.
The main difference then between literature of escape and authentic literature lies in the author's intention. If the intention is to entertain and sell books, we face a bestseller potential. But if the intention is different, and there can be some time lecturing, we are closer to the true literary event. Without being a consumer of these books, I have in my library a few, and I can draw some conclusions from its characteristics that may be useful to a future successful novelist.
1. Follow fashion. Fashions in literature the start of genius. Do not try to be and follow the prevailing fashion. The medieval and religious mysteries, secret orders and other apocalyptic mysteries are on the crest of the wave was Umberto Eco who initiated this trend with The Name of the Rose . Have a nose for fashion change as it is interesting, Ken Follet did. Gone are the time of political intrigue and spies, but certainly have their market yet. The genetic and biotechnology issues still give some backlash. In Spain, the theme of "civil war" continues to war, especially if you praise the actions of the Republican side and those of national insult. Police line (called "thriller" by the ignorant) is also quite safe.
2. Mystery. I'm not psychologist, but surely one of them can confirm. The human mind is thirsty for solving mysteries. One possible explanation is anthropological innate curiosity of everyone to discover and explore, something that has made man the most successful kind of planet, with permission from the cockroach and other vermin. If the novel spiced with some mystery will be attractive at the moment. Do not hesitate, if you do on the first page, the better.
3. Few descriptions, much dialogue. The reader elusive fleeing dense pages without points apart. Lighten the text dialogues and descriptions make it heavy. The first thing a buyer of selling books, after reading the cover and solapilla, is through the book. Bad thing if you do not see dialogue and gaps between the lines, would be a suckling pig.
4. Identity characters s. are those with whom the reader immediately identifies. Obviously, it should be the protagonist, or at least his henchman. This reality has always been a "good" in the book. Not sure, but I suspect the film has had much to do with the inclusion of such characters in the novels of recent years. I am not able to identify with Hercules Poirot, but if you notice, there is always another interesting character in the novels of Agatha Christie.
5. action. The comments from the readers of books most repeated success with a novel of my interest is "nothing ever happens." Although there are excellent novels filled with action and adventure, is a requirement of the current successful novels. Have to spend a lot of things, all of them unexpected. Romance and sex are included in this section, but without going over.
6. Do not overload or vocabulary words . One of the gravest mistakes of beginning writers is that they believe that good writing is to use a special language and complicated. Do not try to be Mujica Lainez, do not understand.
7. Write without stopping . Send your novels to all publishers as possible. If it is denied, move on to another novel. But keep their manuscripts rejected it safe: If you become famous, you can publish and retrieve the money while enjoying the effort. If you are a journalist or come from time to time on television (not equivalent), you are more likely to succeed because no one wants to publish a successful book written by a stranger.
All these recommendations, of course, no guarantee that successful writing that novel. But it is the first step for fortune and fame. Who do not try do not succeed, so ... forward.
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