Nathan Bransford - The Forums

September goal: 1. Finish outline for 2012 NaNo story. It might not be perfect, but it needs to be a complete outline. 2. Put an ending on 2011 NaNo story. Current status: approx at the half way mark 3. (Time permitting) Start over w/2011 NaNo outline. So many things changed in those 30 days that wh...

Charlee, I *TOTALLY* understand your pain. To this day, my thesis was the hardest thing I've ever written. Give me a story to write ANY DAY OF THE WEEK and I can do it. But an academic paper (my was non-fiction, on the use of fear appeals to promote health-related behavior change in teens [think: Br...

Hey gang. Okay, dish--what's everyone working on right now? NaNo 2012 plots? Finishing stories? Care to share? Speaking of sharing, my writing group asked what I was working on when we met on Thurs night. I started telling them about the story I've been working on outlining and they wanted to hear a...

Margo, I sincerely hope I didn't offend you. I am FIRMLY against censorship. And from what you're saying, not only are authors being censored by omission, they're being censored by a targeted effort. Times like this, my words fail me. But I hope if you ever needed people to help beat the bushes and ...

Hey Charlee, I read the 500 word sample and I have to agree: it feels more dystopian than sf. Personally, the reference to the dome over Manhattan and nuclear activity helped shape (incorrectly, I understand) a dystopian world. A bit later, you reference some technology for a sf world with the eye s...

A 2K or a 5K? Either way--awesome! Keep going! How's your foot feeling, BTW? I hear you on the web-phobia. Well, I guess if I understand what you're saying, that is. I just can't bring myself to pull up my blog, or worse, my Google Reader. It takes a lot of energy to run around and cultivate relatio...

Hey, gang! How's August coming along for everyone? I survived WriteOn Con and TOTALLY burned myself out as a result. I retreated from the internet for a while and just let my brain settle down. And then, the strangest thing happened... an idea popped into my head. I watered the seed daily, gave it r...

Ohh... this is interesting. Okay, my initial knee-jerk reaction is no. It's unethical and unfair to the authors who are not getting their due recognition based on the judgement call of big whigs behind closed doors. Now then. When WOULD it be okay? If the company that maintains the rankings acknowle...

Hey guys! I'm checking in to see how this group has been working out. I realize this makes me sound awfully nosey, but I'm super curious to know how the first few weeks have gone. You were looking at ~1000 words/person per week. Is that still the case? Do you feel that too much text or could you han...

I finished a 5K race this weekend! This is huge because I have spent most of the summer injured and unable to train. I am dog tired still even today and I'm achey everywhere, but I don't regret it for one tiny minute. I even beat my time from my first 5K race back in April! Thank you Tricia for ins...

I started running back in February (one of my favorite Bransforumers inspired me!!! Thanks Trixie!!) and I'm kinda slow, but I love it. Le gasp! Moi!?!?!?? It's true, I'm a runner. It took me a very long time to feel comfortable with that title, just like it has taken a while to be comfortable call...

Ditto, Charlee. I've looked around at some other writing forums, just to see what else was going on. Not only did I feel like I was "cheating" on you guys, but I also felt like the other boards weren't necessarily "real." Here, there is a definite "hive mentality" where...

This question scares the crap out of me. Dare I dream so big? Also, when I think about it, the things I come up with sound very shallow. I feel like I should come up with some altruistic dream of saving children with my millions, like Hilsy suggested. Alas, I'm afraid to dream too big. So for now, I...

So many thoughts running through my head after reading this thread. First of all, group hug for the Branforumers. I love hearing how everyone approaches the writing process. I have a secret fear that I'm not really a "writer", but more of a "pretender" because I have a VERY diffi...

What a fun question! I've been sitting here for a few moments, trying to think of what I do to acknowledge finishing my WIP. It makes me sad to realize that I don't really mark the moment at all. :( I celebrate milestones--finishing NaNoWriMo being the biggest one. When I celebrate, it usually inclu...