Nathan Bransford - The Forums

I have a character who is a Russian speaking English. I am having a hard time writing his dialogue. Is there a website I can go to that may give me an idea in how to make this work. "You are a very pretty girl. What a shame to ruin such beauty" Written like this it doesn't have that Russia...

I am reading a few books.

1 is Deck the Hall by Marry and Carol Higgins Clark
2 is The Second Coming by Max Lucado
3 is The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (My daughter is reading this series and I got hooked)

Erin that is the best compliment you could have given me. In my story the mystery isn't only who did this to her but what happened. Just knowing that I have peaked your interest and you want to read on and find the answers is exactly what I was going for in this opening scene. Thanks. Merry Christmas

sjp, first off thank you for your comments. I appreciate them. Now, several of the things you mentioned are highlighted in yellow on my word doc. They are things I wasn't quite happy with but haven't figured out how to fix them yet. Seeing that you found them "not quite right" too tells me...

I figured since BransfordGroupie was brave enough to post part of her story on here I would too. Here's to hoping you all like it. Do or don't please be honest with your comments, sugar coating isn't necessary. I put on my big girl panties this morning. :) I can handle it. **************************...

Haha! Love. This. Question. PJ's, for sure. But maybe I'm just lazy. I write until around 2-3am, then my toddler wakes up at around 10am, and I write on and off during the day - still in my pyjamas. I get dressed at around 5pm so that when my husband comes home, it looks like I might have actually ...

This may be a crazy question, but is a novel the best way to tell your story? Screenplays are mostly dialog, or having been related to an agent for some time, I know that's mostly what they look at first time through No it is definitely a novel. And after another good read through of the first few ...

I am just hear to report that I have made it through my first real bought with "the block" :) I was absolutely stuck on chapter 6 and after some thought and a lot of re-reading 1-5 it became very apparent that chapter 5 was the problem, not 6. So I sat and worked through 5's problems. As s...

I am struggling with a block right now. My solution was to go back to earlier chapters and see if adjusting anything there could free up my mind for what is to come. So far it is working and I have added about 200 words to my previously blocked chapter. :) Good luck.

LOL, Saint Nathan...that is funny.

I would like to post portions of my wip, but not in hopes that Nathan would read it. Not yet any way. If he reads it I want it to be the final product that I have submitted to him for consideration. :)

Clay Aiken's Christmas CD and I am listening to it while writing but very quietly.

I will be leaving early Thursday morning for a 5 hour trip home to see my family. My husband will be driving and I will be clicking away at my key board, hopefully finishing a chapter or two. :)

I am very much an out of the mist writer. I have to outline what so ever. This being my first wip doesn't mean that won't change at some point but that is where I am now. So here is what I have found. On my first go round my chapters are very short, straight to the point and get the story moving at ...

I don't usually wear PJ's either. For me it is usually a tank top and sweats. But actually I do a great deal of my writing while I am in bed suffering from insomnia caused by my husbands incessant need to snore. :)

Wow Terry I love that title!!