Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Below is my query. If you take the time to review it, please direct me to your own query / excerpt / synopsis, as it's kind of hard to tell which ones are still in want of peer review and I would love to reciprocate on those (I want to be a good citizen, as Nathan says!) Or just PM me if you're look...

A few thoughts / questions: -The first sentence confused me a bit, as I inferred from the connotation--that the killer was a lover, not as it turns out, a brother. -There are a lot of corrupt senators. Why does this senator have to train people to kill on his behalf? Is this important to know? -'bro...

A few thoughts / questions: -How was her father murdered? The only information we have of it at the moment is that initially there were no leads. Is how he was murdered important to know? -What kind of clues are found on the island? I understand it has to be a bit vague, so as to tantalize, but I th...

Hello Nathan! Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm writing a novel in the mode of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet. So two quick questions: 1. What is the industry standard term for this genre (i.e. one ...