Nathan Bransford - The Forums

I think the last thing anyone wants on a forum is a clique that intimidates new people from posting or entering contests. I know my post count isn't all that high because frankly I spend more time reading then actually posting. Good advice is best put into practice rather than regurgitated. Between...

I haven't entered and I have a pretty lame excuse considering it was something I thought about. And the short answer is: I'm afraid. What I've got so far is a first draft and I already know it sucks. I don't need the rest of the world saying the same thing as well. I'd rather enter after spending a...

I haven't entered and I have a pretty lame excuse considering it was something I thought about. And the short answer is: I'm afraid. What I've got so far is a first draft and I already know it sucks. I don't need the rest of the world saying the same thing as well. I'd rather enter after spending a...

Hey Nathan, I remember you talking awhile back about it not being a good idea for someone who hasn't been published to write a series and that made sense. But did you mean it was a complete no-no or just something we should think long and hard about? I'm having lots of fun with my current WIP but re...

Thanks wildheart! love the description =) my roommate's having a field day over it. (my real name is pronounced like "Shoo-in", but it's spelled like "Chew-on". In my native language, my name means "white", but in English, it just connotes that I'm a rubber bone. I thi...

I think anyone who entered and that is their only forum post shouldn't be able to be picked, but that's just me. I'm prickly like that.

I haven't entered and I have a pretty lame excuse considering it was something I thought about. And the short answer is: I'm afraid. What I've got so far is a first draft and I already know it sucks. I don't need the rest of the world saying the same thing as well. I'd rather enter after spending a ...

Let me see... 1) Twilight. There were so many writing mistakes in this, but looking past that was an even bigger issue I could not ignore. I did not like the portrayal of Bella or of Edward. And the relationship between them gave me the freakin creeps. And before anyone says I am just bitter because...

Hey I am twenty also! And yes, I would have to say all my memories are very fresh as well. Then again, I still have many of those same insecurites as well.

Blanche I want to know your real name too! Anyways here is a quick update on my horrid stats and the newer query I have been sending off. Dear Mr. Agent, Nayla Ebriony is a sixteen-year-old Yeeod, born without magical powers, and sent to the concentration camps where the powerless are worked to dea...

I have no way of really knowing this but I thought I'd give my two cents worth anyway. I think a lot of it depends on the agent. Like others said some agents request fulls from all the authors, others always ask for partials first regardless. And still for others it can totally depend on how interes...

I still really like it, that's for sure! And I noticed that you explained why she was in that class that obviously wasn't really meant for freshman. Which is good. Really I can't find anything that I dislike about it right now, at least, nothing that I didn't already say. Good luck with your revisio...

The first one that got "trunked" was from when I was ten. It was written in a college bound notebook. I finished the complete first draft only to realize...I hated what I had written and had no desire to try and revise it. It was more than 35K but less than 50K. After that I wrote a lot of...

I seriously love this post! It is just another thing that tells me for certain that this isn't all for nothing, that I need to keep writing. In fact, that is exactly what I was doing before I responded to your post. I have a baby of my own, one that really hates to sleep, and somehow I still find th...

@ Quill: yes, though I dyed my hair back to black again. does it bother people that I don't use my real name? Actually I rather like it that you call yourself Blanche... even though it reminds me of a sweet old lady. It gives you character, makes you different. And I like that. Although I am curiou...