Nathan Bransford - The Forums

I'm not going to take the time to do a line by line right now. This is a good, interesting opening. I definitely like the idea behind it. And I really like this line: In the light, she was vulnerable—if only she could reach the shadows— although I think you should probably remove the comma. But comm...

I'm pretty sure that I've read this somewhere....maybe query shark? I know this isn't much help, but one agent/editor whose blog I read is very vehement that you should NOT include your prologue with your pages submission. The story doesn't really start with a prologue--that's why it's a prologue an...

Thanks guys for all the feedback so far! It's going to take me a while to digest all this and work my way around it and figure it all out, but you have been very helpful (and interesting) so far. Thank you!

What makes a person good? This is an important question in my current WIP and it's something I've been thinking about and trying to define lately. (Or trying to have my character define) And I am curious what other people think. Answering any/all of these questions would really help me. What is your...