tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post1687520812967795170..comments2023-11-05T01:09:57.170-07:00Comments on Mark Noce Stories: What Makes a Bestseller Sell?Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-24576377521455219432011-11-15T08:03:10.859-08:002011-11-15T08:03:10.859-08:00I think its the plot, character and conflict and o...I think its the plot, character and conflict and of course lots of luck.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-6941186403074828502011-11-14T13:12:32.924-08:002011-11-14T13:12:32.924-08:00Jane/Lance – Lol, telephone directory, luv it:)
J...Jane/Lance – Lol, telephone directory, luv it:)<br /><br />J.A. – Def not worth obsessing over I suppose. Let luck and talent do their work;)<br /><br />Valerie – Thanks for the tip;)<br /><br />L.G. – Kick-ass plotting…I like that, might put it to use:)<br /><br />Alex – Indeed, lots and lots of marketing. <br /><br />McKenzie – Familiar with a new twist. I think you’ve got it…but now easier said than done:)<br /><br />Christa – Yup, I thought about that right after I mentioned Dickens. Moby Dick however is sacred;)<br /><br />Eagle – Connections for sure. Like getting a job, it’s who you know more than what you know.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-82775220962985048132011-11-12T15:21:27.468-08:002011-11-12T15:21:27.468-08:00I'm not sure . . . I think part of it is chanc...I'm not sure . . . I think part of it is chance, though, and not the quality of the story as compared to other books. The right marketing at the right time, the right author connections, the right attention.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-19987576835174578902011-11-11T15:03:36.104-08:002011-11-11T15:03:36.104-08:00Well, Dickens wrote his as serials published weekl...Well, Dickens wrote his as serials published weekly. So there's that. And as much as I appreciate symbolism, I would have cut Moby Dick in half as an editor. But, I'm sort of ADD that way.Christa Desirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614441465633549710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-74569544633465762692011-11-11T11:59:08.433-08:002011-11-11T11:59:08.433-08:00Ah ha, the all-important question today.
I think...Ah ha, the all-important question today. <br /><br />I think familiar ideas wrapped in something new is what people like. Take Harry Potter, for example. Wizards are familiar, boarding schools are familiar, but put them together, and that's an intriguing idea.McKenzie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707799179783394809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-16612349500803529522011-11-11T11:06:04.600-08:002011-11-11T11:06:04.600-08:00Wish I knew! Marketing and familiarity seem to hav...Wish I knew! Marketing and familiarity seem to have a lot to do with it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-10193703034641994762011-11-11T10:29:38.880-08:002011-11-11T10:29:38.880-08:00I really have no idea, but sometimes I think it ha...I really have no idea, but sometimes I think it has to do with seeing ourselves or someone we know in the characters when we're first introduced to them. There has to be that universality -- followed up with some kick-ass plotting, in my opinion. :)<br /><br />But like I said, I really have no idea, and believe luck does play some part.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-63350579595415687462011-11-11T09:34:36.033-08:002011-11-11T09:34:36.033-08:00Being on a reality TV show helps.Being on a reality TV show helps.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323897144334513237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-48057342653052246942011-11-11T09:25:09.196-08:002011-11-11T09:25:09.196-08:00I think it's one portion talent, one portion l...I think it's one portion talent, one portion luck. I say if you like your story others will be drawn to it to. Don't obsess over number, just write what you love and work hard! :)Jennie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-36837959692785108212011-11-11T08:52:20.340-08:002011-11-11T08:52:20.340-08:00Hello Mark:
If we knew the answer to the questions...Hello Mark:<br />If we knew the answer to the questions which you pose here, then we should ourselves, along with you, be topping all the charts in all the best seller lists.<br /><br />To start to list authors we admire would be akin to copying out the Greater London Telephone Directory!<br /><br />Jó hétvégét.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com