En ny bok berättar om algoritmen för - enligt författarna - att hitta en
bästsäljare:
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160812-the-secret-code-to-writing-a-bestseller
"But while Archer and Jockers both boast appropriately bookish credentials –
she is a former Penguin editor, he is an associate professor of English at the
University of Nebraska – their advice has a highly unconventional derivation.
It’s based on the gleanings of an algorithm ...
By harnessing machine learning they’ve been able to mine the texts of 20,000
novels published over the past 30 years, analysing theme, plot, and character,
along with other variables such as style and setting.
Pulling together all these data points, they say their algorithm can predict
whether a manuscript will become a New York Times bestseller. They may have
given it a comical name, but their “bestseller-o-meter” is astoundingly
accurate. It gave Chad Harbach’s literary debut, The Art of Fielding, a 93.3%
chance of becoming a bestseller. Mitch Albom’s spiritual tale, The First Phone
Call from Heaven, was 99.2% – the same as Michael Connolly’s The Lincoln
Lawyer. ...
In Writing with the Master, Chicago ad-man Tony Vanderwarker highlights three
secrets of success as taught him by none other than John Grisham: have an
elevator pitch, a strong middle and a great hook. Sophie Kinsella, author of
the Shopaholic series, has more practical advice: always carry a notebook,
always plan and take a break for a cocktail if you get stuck. ...
recently delivered a TEDx talk distilling 20 years’ worth of observations to
five main components that the most “phenomenal” of bestsellers share. They
include a well-crafted voice with a story powerful enough to provide a bridge,
that transports the reader from somewhere familiar to somewhere new. The story
should also have deeper themes that resonate beyond its “hook” ...
Ultimately, plenty of Archer and Jockers’ findings jive with the advice that
is already available, it’s just that big data has enabled them to create graphs
and bar charts to demonstrate the importance of a rhythm in a plot, for
instance. But this granular approach has yielded some surprising insights that
a human reader, too caught up in the drama and beauty of a text, is likely to
miss. For instance, sex sells but only in a niche market"
Enligt deras "bestseller-o-meter" är den 100% perfekta bästsäljaren Dave Eggers
roman The Circle från 1983.
Men den lär ha sålt ganska måttligt...
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