Nathan Bransford - The Forums

I like the storyline. Your use of Vanna creates an easy "minds eye" visual. One thing I find is your third person/narrator seems rather rigid, a tad clinical. Keep up the good work!

I'm curious how much time people devote to a single writing project. From the first word of the page to finish, please include word count. My current manuscript stared May 1 2010. Word count 241,734. Now that I've finished the story I've begun ot edit...ick! Give me a hand if you can, when you see t...

I like polymath's view. A positional observation by one character of the others can work well. Something outside the window caught his eye as "blank" listened to his colleagues. He looked back when "blank's" observation caused something to click in his mind. Confused by the path ...

Nathan,

Is hiring an editor to review a manuscipt before finding an agent a good idea? I found a Consulting Editor on your blog and wondered also what part they play in the whole process.

Thx, Doug M.

How about a check? maybe a piece of wisdom instead of money?

I think politics is the next thing to come, especially light hearted approaches that inform. We have the beginning of presidential politic sneaking around already.

Can I use the names of famous Hotels (Hiton, Marriott, ect) and name brands (Ford, Bugs Bunny, Superman, etc) in my writing? Should I affix (R) or (C) after each as they are used? Thx,Doug M

Hi Nathan, I doubt my situation is unique. The book I have written is kind of long..........230K. I've read your views on length of work as well as a few others. My situation offers the ability to separate my work into at least 3 books if needed. The way I have wrtten my character's path from one ev...

I never tire of Patrick O'Brien's novels. I have all 19 and re-read them all. He shows you a time in history that far outstrips C.S. Forrester' ability to convey.