Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Agents often request a synopsis. Short, medium, Long. One page, two, sometimes five, but this is meaningless information. A double-spaced page in 12-point Times is approximately 250 words. A single-spaced page is twice that. Agents would be better served (as would authors) by asking for a XXX-word s...

Pillars of the Earth. Ken Follet. An oldy but a goodie. I thought it would be appropriate reading as I just got back from wandering around old cathedrals in the UK (the main character is a mason interested in building cathedrals in Renaissance England). Have you read SARUM by Edward Rutherford? Som...