There’s a funny little article on eHow.com called How to Write a Best-selling Book. When I first saw the title, I rolled my eyes. I mean, c’mon, if it was just a matter of a few easy steps, wouldn’t someone have written this article before now.

Upon reading the article, I found that it was tongue-in-cheek, and — as a bonus — actually pretty funny.

It’s fairly non-linear (you can’t precisely do the list in order and expect a logical conclusion), but I found it very helpful to furthering my writing career. Especially the sixth (and final) point:

Include lots and lots of vampires. Everyone loves vampires.

I can’t believe I never thought of that!