Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Thanks Ishta. It'd be nice if this business came with a road map, wouldn't it? Good luck in finding the right fit!

Thanks! I officially signed with the new agent in May, and he told me up front he wanted it to be a Fall submission. We had a couple revisions, but mostly it was just waiting for the week after Labor Day to get here. So much of the whole process is all about timing, isn't it?

Thanks Sylvia. It is nice to be looking back on it all, knowing how it turned out, instead of going through it.

Ah, man. It can be so frustrating sometimes when you feel like you don't know what's going on with your agent. But each situation is so different, so I'll give you the same advice someone gave me when I was going through it all: Open the lines of communication with your agent. Express your concerns....

In 2008, with my first finished manuscript in hand, I was ready to query. To find that special someone who would take my story to the top. You know, to find THE ONE. My sister-in-law (also a writer) devised a contest: first person to reach 100 rejections wins. We crafted our queries, did our researc...