Are you a writer looking for HOT topics to write on? These are the great topics that make
echo Bibles.
General interest topics are blockbusters
Yes, write a book on a subject that interests people. Even if others have written on
such topics, it will continue to command general attention.
The film, LOVE AND SEX by Valerie Breiman got instant attention, and even
hundreds were turned back when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to a packed
theater. Beware though of writing pornography. You will lose your audience, and your
works will be stigmatized. Apart from love and sex, people want to know how to make
money, how to find a panacea for incurable diseases; and so on. Try writing a fiction, for
example on how AIDS resistant mosquitoes were used to cure AIDS patients in some
distant land. That will generate instant interest, and put scientists on their toes to find a
cure for AIDS, using mosquitoes. Sounds funny? Not at all!
Success books cannot be bettered
That's true, for who is he that wants to fail? It is for this reason that how - to books
are in great demand. And a writer, like Anthony Robbins with his book, AWAKEN THE
GIANT WITHIN, has become an icon. People are diffident, frustrated, and need guidance
to succeed. If you, therefore, want to join Tony Robbins and others in his league, dream
big dreams on how to help people succeed in life. Tell them they are the greatest, tell
them to brighten up for success is around the corner, tell them that failure is a trickster,
and tell them they have a mission to accomplish on earth, and that they must accomplish
it only if they try. And then your reward for this education will be in big sales and plenty
of cash!
Mystery books are hot
The latest sensations are mystery books. Suddenly, everyone wants to know about
ET's, witches, wizards, and so on. Many authors have been identified in this genre, and
are smiling away to the bank. See how the HARRY POTTER series are selling, yet the
public is asking for more.
The Man Booker Prize judges have even popularized this genre, also called magical
realism, by awarding the coveted prize to any that wrote on it: Salman Rushdie
(Midnightchildren), Ben Okri (The Famished Road), Arundhati Roy (The God of Small
Things). So if you dream up THE SECOND COMING OF JULIUS CAESAR with his
dead warriors from Hades, all armed to launch a final war on the world's super power, the
book will sell out, before publication.
Controversial books are radioactive
If a work sparks debate, interest in the book will skyrocket. Why? Readers want to
know what makes the work controversial. So it becomes a case of one man's meat and
another man's poison.
Controversial works are easy to write. Sometimes, only a sentence or two is enough
to generate the debate that is needed to sell a book. Ask Salman Rushdie, author of
SATANIC VERSES. But note that a controversial work need not be scandalous or
defamatory. You also have to be careful not to offend, like writing THE GOSPEL
ACCORDING TO SATAN.
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(Excerpted from HOW TO WRITE A BEST-SELLER by Arthur Zulu. To read the
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