{"id":9947,"date":"2014-01-23T16:23:53","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T00:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=9947"},"modified":"2014-01-23T16:23:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T00:23:53","slug":"ingredients-of-a-bestseller-at-the-author-entrepreneurship-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/23\/ingredients-of-a-bestseller-at-the-author-entrepreneurship-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingredients of a Bestseller at the Author Entrepreneurship Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Author<\/a>Welcome to the New Years\/Winter 2014 issue of the Author Entrepreneurship Magazine blog<\/h2>\n

I created this magazine to help authors create\u00a0sustainable and successful careers. It is my gift to you!<\/p>\n

This issue’s theme is Ingredients of a Besteller<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Welcome to our 12th<\/span>\u00a0issue! Woohoo!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Let’s Support Each to Reach for the Stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re here to help authors, especially novelists, to have successful and sustainable careers.<\/p>\n

Founded by Beth Barany, award-winning novelist, Keynote Speaker, and Author\u2019s Coach, learn more about me and why I started this magazine\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cool beans — the magazine is now on Twitter. You can follow us here:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/authrentreprenr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re new to our magazine, take a look around.\u00a0Past issues are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Starting Feb 3rd!<\/strong> Info about our\u00a0Spring 2014 *free* Fiction Writers Online Intensive is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On our site, scroll down or check out our side bar to see our advertisers, including our featured supporter,\u00a0Bestseller in a Weekend for Fiction Writers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Letter From The Editor<\/h2>\n

In all my years writing and publishing fiction and nonfiction books \u2014 a total of 6 years and 8 books \u2014 I have learned that what makes a bestseller is nebulous and not necessarily long-lasting. I don\u2019t mean to be negative; as authors we can\u2019t control what readers do, but we can control what we write and that we write. Several of my books have been bestsellers on Amazon in their category for about a minute, and other books have sold well but never showed up on any list. Many of the authors I\u2019ve interviewed, including Bella Andre and Tina Folsom featured in this issue, report making great sales before showing up on any bestsellers lists.<\/p>\n

What exactly is being a bestselling author or having a book that is a bestseller? Well, that depends, but over all it means that your book sells better than other books in a certain time or place. On Amazon, the bestsellers lists are calculated every hour. On other lists like \u00a0The New York Times<\/em>,\u00a0USA Today<\/em>, and the\u00a0Wall St. Journal<\/em>, the bestsellers listings are created based on how many books have sold in a given week, what the season is, where the books are sold, and what the competition is. (More on how bestsellers lists are created are\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0in an article I wrote on my blog, the\u00a0Writer\u2019s Fun Zone<\/a>, in 2010.)<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re determined to be a bestseller, just know what you\u2019re up to. Get educated and read the articles in the issue, as well as whatever else you can get your hands on.\u00a0An educated author can set goals appropriate to their career as it is. To me that\u2019s success!<\/p>\n

And Happy New Year! May 2014 be the year you achieve your goals and dreams and have the success you desire.<\/p>\n

\"Beth<\/a>Best,<\/h3>\n

Beth Barany<\/h3>\n

Editor & Publisher
\nAuthor Entrepreneurship Magazine<\/em><\/h3>\n

PS. Our Spring 2014 theme is \u201cThe State of Publishing\u201d due out mid-April 2014. If you want to write for us,\u00a0read our guidelines here<\/a>\u00a0and send in your query now. Articles are due Feb. 28, 2014.<\/p>\n

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I hope you enjoy learning from our peers in\u00a0these 9 articles<\/a>.\u00a0In this issue, you\u2019ll discover:<\/p>\n