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Also, it's important to note that genres tend to "weight" those four factors differently. In literary fiction, the weighting generally goes something like this:]]> no@spam.com (Nicholas Sparks) http://www.autocrit.com/websitepublisher/articles/118/1/How-The-Four-Elements-Are-Related/Page1.html http://www.autocrit.com/websitepublisher/articles/117/1/The-Business-Side-Of-Publishing/Page1.html
I say this because of the volume of mail I receive from unpublished writers who believe that "having a good story," is enough to guarantee success.

It's not.]]> no@spam.com (Nicholas Sparks) http://www.autocrit.com/websitepublisher/articles/117/1/The-Business-Side-Of-Publishing/Page1.html http://www.autocrit.com/websitepublisher/articles/116/1/Three-Steps-To-Becoming-A-Successful-Author/Page1.html no@spam.com (Nicholas Sparks) http://www.autocrit.com/websitepublisher/articles/116/1/Three-Steps-To-Becoming-A-Successful-Author/Page1.html http://www.autocrit.com/websitepublisher/articles/115/1/Advice-For-Finding-An-Agent/Page1.html
* Write a great novel
* Research literary agents
* Write a great query letter

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