Nathan Bransford - The Forums

i like to have my titles have multiple meanings, open to many interpretations. i also like the title to be short enough that i can promote it in small posts on social media outlets. twitter constrains us to 140 characters leaving very little wiggle room to say much more than some titles. being mindf...

You have as much leeway as you want, really. I don't think anyone is going to reject you if you have a great concept and great writing but your query is in a strange format. That said, trust me, there isn't a new or original way to write a query - we've seen it all. So when something comes in that'...

Nathan, How creative can a writer get with a query without being off-putting? See, the way I see things is that most industry folks seek standard/formal query letters. I feel this confines the author's ability to really show what he/she is about. I know there are work-arounds and ways of making your...