Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Title: Trinity Genre: Science fantasy Words: 251 (out of 366. Prologue) I heard the steps of death. She was coming back for her. She laid in my arms, exhausted and in pain. I couldn't imagine a worse place to meet our end, in this filthy, disgusting cell. As I heard them get closer, I was taken over...

A good way to know is to sign up on QueryTracker and look on the query statistics and comments section. Some agents exclusively request full manuscripts, but it doesn't imply they will read it all. These agents often stop mid-way (sometimes after page 25, even if they requested the full) if they don...

Indeed it does, but you're doing amazing already, so you should at least feel a wee bit confident :)

HillaryJ wrote:Rejection Strikes Back!

Queries Sent: 10
Full MS Requests: 3
Partial MS Requests: 1
Rejections: 1

40% positive response so early in your querying is fantastic, I hope you're not saying you're unhappy?

With the popular E3 Game convention underway, I've blogged about video gaming and its influence on the world of writing. Video games are a perfect example of how important immersion is, and how they can help a writer to forge authentic and organic settings. http://blog.franciscossette.com/2010/06/wr...

Great interview, I enjoyed it a lot! Best answer is this, in my opinion: K: What is the most common downfall you hear about (not necessarily through the lit agency, though) for new and/or unpublished authors? CM: I think most new and/or unpublished writers query too soon, often before they even kno...

Great interview, I enjoyed it a lot! Best answer is this, in my opinion: K: What is the most common downfall you hear about (not necessarily through the lit agency, though) for new and/or unpublished authors? CM: I think most new and/or unpublished writers query too soon, often before they even know...

Someone's being KINKY!

1) Partial
2) Yes

Anyone else noticed POV issues after a pass? My critique partner pointed them out to me... there weren't that many, but I was surprised I COMPLETELY missed them!

Thanks for posting this, I'll check it out! :)

I think you are starting to make this personal, FK7. I've learned after my first practicum as a first year medstudent never to take things personal, especially not when you're debating a topic, regardless with whom you're doing it. You don't know me though, and this might seem personal to you, but ...

I'm afraid I don't understand the conclusion that the "rules" (guidelines would be a better word, I think) are arbitrary and based on some random writer's superiority complex Not all rules (or guidelines). Some, however, are. I read a story from a fellow writer every day about how some te...

Very interested points you all made lac582, polymath and J.T. SHEA. I think most agree that experienced writers see the rules more as guidelines, however, since most of us are debut authors (at least I am), I have to abide by the book. Just like as a medical student, we can't cut any corners even th...

@cheeky: I agree with you 100% about adverbs that are misused. You can't gasp a phrase, like you can't crow or snarl words. You can't whisper loudly. On the top of my head, there's a scene in my novel where a guy's girlfriend is playing the seducing game. "Hi, Gaby," she said teasingly. No...