Of Werewolves and Bestsellers

So, here we are halfway through the month of January and what have we accomplished? Well, more than I'd hoped but I'm still (like usual) running behind.

For those who haven't heard yet, the movie Underworld Evolution is about to hit the theaters this Friday and for those who feast upon the werewolfie or vampire genre, from what I've heard so far it's going to be yet another moonlit delight.

And yes, I do realize the first movie in it's series had it's moments of "cheese" or those where viewers found the occasional glitch in plot, flow, editing, or flaw in characterization (like when the oh-so dignified Viktor broke down in a somewhat Christopher Walken-ish moment - '...I loved my daughter...') but overall it was exactly what was needed in a sometimes forgotten but much followed spectrum of wolfie films: an enjoyable escape from the mere mortal world if only for a few hours.

But since we are mortal (at least for the moment lol) and many of us hard at work on improving our writing career, today I'm passing along a few interesting links for your use in making your next book a bestseller!

Statisticians crack the code for producing bestseller--The title!

• LINK: http://books.guardian.co.uk/

And to see where your own title ranks with the best of them, try this scientific test and find out whether it has what it takes for bestseller success:

• LINK: Lulu Titlescorer

If you're curious about those Amazon rankings (and who isn't) check this out:

Title Z. This service enables you to track how well books sell on Amazon over time. You can track your own books as well as competitors and you can check out how well books on topics perform. This is a very useful tool for market research -- before you choose which books to publish.

• LINK: Title Z

And now that you've done your research, don't miss this tele-seminar, Thursday, Jan 19th, on how to make your book an Amazon Bestseller:

• LINK: Free Publicity