Is there really a ''key'' to success when it comes to being a published writer?

[Hungry Kitty]

Publishing is like any other business. They are not doing it as a public service. The "Public" buys vampire books of Twilight quality, if you can use that word, because word got around amongst a certain target audience that this is the cool thing to read. The same would not happen to Life on the Prairie (5000 copies is probably generous), or a mass of other unfashionable genres. That's not to say that the latter cannot be published in e-format for the less conventional amongst us to seek out and read, but it probably won't make any money for the author.

The key is always to have a good story, no matter what genre. To make serious money you need a strong and populous target audience and an ability to see where the demand will lie in 2-3 years. I predict handsome male angels with a quirky bad side will be big in 2014 in the tween market. Go for it!