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- January 28th, 2010, 1:37 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: JD Salinger is dead
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1216
JD Salinger is dead
Sigh.
- December 19th, 2009, 5:18 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Top 5 Favorite Christmas Albums?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7103
Re: Top 5 Favorite Christmas Albums?
Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi.
- December 18th, 2009, 10:45 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Seeking objectivity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2517
Seeking objectivity
For me, the hardest part of writing is stepping back and seeing my own work with fresh eyes. By way of background, I have a lot of experience critiquing writing samples. When I was in college back in the stone ages of the mid 1980s, I worked as a reader for a publishing house. They'd send me the fir...
- December 14th, 2009, 10:33 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Do you have a writing routine?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7263
Re: Do you have a writing routine?
An excellent article on the subject in the Washington Post: Resolved: Writing is a job By Ann Patchett Sunday, December 13, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/10/AR2009121003658.html Excerpt: My New Year's resolution for 2010 has its origins in a couple of conversation...
- December 14th, 2009, 10:27 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Do you have a writing routine?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7263
Re: Do you have a writing routine?
I don't believe in waiting for inspiration. I've found that writing has to become a ritualized habit for me (kind of like brushing my teeth or drinking my morning coffee) or I'll simply never get around to it. I figure it's like exercising. If left to my own whims, I'd probably always feel too lazy ...
- December 9th, 2009, 3:42 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 405372
Re: Ask Nathan
A follow-up to the above, if it's not too nosy. If it is, please feel free to ignore it. If you were to take on five new clients in a year, roughly how many more do you think you might offer to represent that, for whatever reason, would chose not to become clients of yours? I'm tempting the gods by...
- December 9th, 2009, 2:08 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 405372
Re: Ask Nathan
Nathan, if I recall correctly, I saw that you read something like 7,000 - 10,000 queries a year and take on 2-3 new clients a year. That may be completely wrong, or those may be old figures, so I'm curious if I have the numbers right? I find infinitesimal odds strangely thrilling! Thanks. This year...
- December 8th, 2009, 1:17 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Monkeys vs. Bears
- Replies: 63
- Views: 44344
Re: Monkeys vs. Bears
December 8, 2009 Mr. Nathan Bransford San Francisco, CA Dear Mr. Bransford, I was given your name by Clyde the Gentle Giant at the San Diego Zoo, and he suggested that I contact you regarding my latest novel. Bears are grumpy and simple creatures. Monkeys are cheeky little bastards. They share few t...