Identify the one-word key to every best-seller -- Sketch the first draft of your novel in only two incidents -- Test your novel for salability -- Invent key details to enrich your rough draft and smooth the way for the rest of your novel -- Get down to some serious writing -- Evaluate your opener incident for reading ease and reader participation -- Create the rest of your main story line as a series of headlines -- Revise your novel to best-seller standards -- Market your novel by creating an irresistible package that engages editors and agents -- Polish your novel to best-seller standards while your sales package is out there pitching you.