Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Just my perspective, take what helps and ignore what doesn't. :) Dear Superb agent, Braden first discovered his powerful, yet uncontrollable gift of hypnosis at a very young age. Able to manipulate and shut down minds, Braden has complete control over something he does not fully understand. First he...

"I'm the Best at Ruining My Life"
by From Autumn to Ashes
off the album, 'The Fiction We Live'.

after this, onto some Ministry for that jolt at the end of the work day.

"All our hate is the product of a world, we created." Rob Flynn

playing games with my family has been the biggest distraction lately (LotR Risk, Axis and Allies, and Texas Hold'em have been the games du jour for the past few weeks). working on 3d is about the only other thing i do besides write. i don't consider that a distraction, more different focus on same p...

well, my characters are predominantly non-human, and a film version will be done in 3d (i'm currently teaching myself 3d to work on this aspect of the story). so mine are all voice actors: Tzalaran (MC) : Sean Bean or James McAvoy Kraz (MC's older brother) : Michael Wincott or Alan Rickman Anakaiden...

my Bucs won, thereby losing their draft position.

glad for the win, and frustrated that after a full season of ineptness they decide to play well and blow their shot at the #1 pick...

some good games today though.

Here is a revision. Questions: 1. Does it sound like he killed his own family? (He didn't) 2. Should I take out the sentence " In order to survive... ?" -- Hell has come to Gothic. ( Nathan, I'll take this out if I send it to you :-) On a job to secure his freedom, Jonathan Blair, a self-...

i tweaked the revision a bit more, and unless someone can point out flaws in this version, i'll use this when i start querying in the middle of January. Thanks for any suggestions you can give. _____________________________________ Tzalaran Smitzeez is used to being hunted. Ever since he fled the me...

Since i found the Track Changes feature in word, my editing has been done on screen.

before that, i always relied on a printed copy.

i've only written in the fantasy genre, and although Sci-fi/fantasy is my favorite genre, i read philosophy, political philosophy, thriller, horror, classics, and so on. everything except romance and erotica (although to broaden my horizons i did read the first book in a romance series that my wife ...

re: alpha and beta readers well, i'm lucky in that my wife is my alpha reader. she's the one who brings me down when i think what i've just written is fantabulous, and keeps me from slitting my wrists when what i've written is garbage. for beta readers it can be hard. i've had a few people offer to ...

1) you don't. get critiques, beta readers, and someone you can trust to alpha read and point out things they like and dislike. Even good writing isn't a guarantee that you'll be published... 2) i'm of the opinion that you should share in order to get a broad view of what readers think. Theft of IP i...

When i'm working on a draft, the moment my kids go to bed my fingers hit the keyboard until it is my bedtime, no matter what. i did this from July until Thanksgiving, when i finished my draft. now, i'm editing/revising that novel, and plotting and brainstorming for my next project, so there isn't a ...

Nathan Bransford wrote:Only one correct answer, there is.

The Force is strong with this one...

Criticism. It stings at first, but then forces you to get a more objective view and allows you to create something better. Praise gives me a hollow sense of self-confidence and just doesn't help me improve. It is nice to hear something good, but after that i want to hear what wasn't up to snuff so i...