Nathan Bransford - The Forums

I'm agreeing with Falon. Phoenix is my favourite of the series. The dialogue tags don't bother me in the slightest - expunging them all is one of the few writerly "rules" that I disagree with. Harry's attitude was pretty difficult to comprehend at times - how can you be so mean to Hermione...

catching Fire, the second book of The Hunger Games trilogy. Why am I only discoving this brilliant series now??

Remember, we're all pronouncing Voldemort wrong. J.K.R never has pronounced the 't'. So maybe it some instances, it doesn't matter what the author says about pronunciation. I too said Hermione wrong until the first film came out - I said it like "Hermy-own." I've always loved Merry from Lo...

I'd recommend the DRAGONLINKS series by Paul Collins.

I really like the story here, I'd read something like this. It seems very complex. One thing that struck me: who is your main character? Is it the teen psychic, the merchant, the propaganda writer, the Londoner? Is it even one of the faerie-creatures? It's fine to have multiple POVs, of course, but ...

A solid idea, I think.

Quick question - are you familiar with Avatar: The Last Airbender? 'Air Nation' is part of the show's lexicon, and just so you're aware, I instantly connected your query with that show in my mind.

My two cents - I get the sense that this story is set over one day. Christmas Day, to be precise. Your query begins with Barbara waking up on Christmas morning; the middle part concerns the disasterous events of the day, and the last part vaguely states that Barbara has some issues to work through w...

How's the reading going, Nathan? I first read THE LORD OF THE RINGS when I was twelve - I don't think, up until that point, I'd ever felt a more euphoric sense of accomplishment as I did when I finished that story. "For the books go ever and on and on... Down from the bookstore where it began. ...

Amid punishing training conditions and with the competition still ahead, Jav struggles for control, balancing his raw ability against the latent power of the Mask, which is always there, just outside the reach of his senses. If the seal is broken, he runs the risk of exhausting the Mask completely,...

I remember reading your synopsis a little while ago, writermorris! I suggest you introduce the marriage - it upps the tension for the Maria/Sam relationship - and put the description of Maria's phoenix qualities right up front! It's a much stronger hook than that of the pre-destinied relationship. G...

I just wanted to add that I love this premise. I too tripped over the names 'Mai' and 'Mei' - the fact that they're twins won't help me keep them separate in my head. Hopefully the characters in the actual book at totally different people, otherwise I think I'd get frustrated. I'm most curious about...

I'm brand new to this, Jessica, so I'll keep it brief. I get the sense that this is more of a synopsis than a query - it feels like you are giving away the entire plot here. Is this the set-up of the plot, or the entire story? Doe it continue from here, with Abby as the leader of the Wild Hunt? I'd ...