Crichton's latest book, "The Lost World," fulfills all these criteria. Put plenty of technical, pseudo-specialist talk (about computers, medicine, biology or chaos theory) into your characters' mouths to give readers the illusion that they're learning something as they quickly flip the pages.Ĭertainly Mr. Include lots of frantic chase scenes or race-against-the-clock scenes that will translate graphically to the screen.ĥ. End each chapter on a scary, cliff-hanging note to make sure that readers will keep reading, regardless of the characters' vapidity.Ĥ. Readers will automatically know whom to root for.ģ. Cast the novel with some really detestable villains (like the lying, scheming, man-eating Meredith Johnson in "Disclosure") and some really nice, appealing heroes (like Meredith's poor, well-meaning victim, Tom Sanders) so inattentive Pick a hot-button subject like genetic engineering ("Jurassic Park"), sexual harassment ("Disclosure") or Japan's threat to America ("Rising Sun") and use it to lend your novel a glossy veneer of topicality.Ģ. Here's how to write a Michael Crichton best seller in five easy steps:ġ. THE LOST WORLD By Michael Crichton 393 pages. October 10, 1995, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final The New York Times: Book Review Search ArticleīOOKS OF THE TIMES The Dinosaurs Are Back, and So Is a Late Hero
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