The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest—
Tamsyn J
Still need to read this!
Suzanne
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Suzanne
Weirdly enough, the first book in the series is one of the most abandoned books on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/4...
Lisa Jablonsky
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Lisa Jablonsky
Not weird, the first part of the book was dreadful, about a courtroom or case. I abandoned it but so many people said to just get through it, it will be worth it, that I powered through holding my nos…
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The following month Amazon would announce Larsson was the first author ever to sell a million copies on the Kindle,
Tamsyn J
I didn't know that!
Lisa Jablonsky
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Lisa Jablonsky
Me neither!
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Before finding a home at Bloomsbury, J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter was turned down by twelve publishers, and Rowling was told “not to quit her day job.” The Harry Potter brand is now worth an estimated $15 billion.
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Kathryn Stockett was turned down by sixty agents before she found someone willing to represent The Help.
Tamsyn J
To keep trying after this much rejection shows an amazing amount of confidence in the work you created.
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Goodreads.
Tamsyn J
:)
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Goodreads
Tamsyn J
Eek! I get so excited when I see GR mentioned.
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Goodreads
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“I haven’t got one”
Tamsyn J
I can never just answer with one book. I have at the very least a top 10 list of my favourites.