Nathan Bransford - The Forums

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I'm not going to have a book jacket photo. I think it would kill the entire book to have to see some exhausted ugly mug before reading. DEAR GOD WHAT IS THAT.

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Dear Brenda, Thank you so much! That print is already dedicated for children's causes, but I am thinking about creating some work for breast cancer too. And now, the BEST of news: My surgery was Friday. It went well, and we have still needed to wait for the pathology report on the lymph nodes. They...

I have a feeling I'd be farther if I didn't sit there and do this: "Nope." "Bad sentence." "Ack, wrong word choice." "Doesn't sound right." "I don't think I like that." "Already used that word up there." "Green sqiggly, must fix."...

I'm in August and I'm at 31066~! Woot woot~! I won July about halfway through and I'm on my way there for August. I'll probably also do November. XD

Well, here goes nothing. This is my baby. Rip her to shreds while I cower over there in the corner. ________________________________________________________ Anika twirled her labret between the fingers of her barcoded hand. Through the passenger window, she scanned the area, noting the number of gu...

sierramcconnell : Ok, this is the most spectacularly out there thing I've read in a while and that alone compells me to continue. Love your voice. Your characters and their world sound fascinating. And your talent for writing really shows. I really needed that today. Not that I'm having an off-writ...

serramconnell: Thanks for your comments. I'm not as concerned with the drowning from the perspective of the victim or the person drowning them, as I am with the witnesses. Appreciate the article on drowning. Guess it wasn't obvious, that the person drowning can swim, if only he can get out of the g...

OK, I admit it's a little more than 250 words(328 to be exact), but thought i needed to finish out, to make sense. The water reaches to our chins before we see the rise of bubbles that signals Peter exhaling the last air in his lungs. He drowns. I have to look away when Mom says to Tom, “I love you...

...and here I thought talking to my characters\dolls\ghosts was crazy. I might be the sane one. "Paul, stop moving around in the kitchen I will clean the damn sink when I'm good and ready!" (Paul being the resident kitchen ghost who gets irritated when I leave water in the sink, towels not...

IMO, I think "the slaves had retired" is fine, because I read it as from the perspective of a young rich girl, and I didn't think she'd quite understand what kind of life the slaves lead. I agree with Sierra - that phrasing makes her sound naive, but I feel it's intentional. (I don't pers...

...why am I reminded of Stewie Griffin?

"Loooois..."

"Briiian..."

I lay in my bed, watching the flickering flames of the fire cast shadows on the wall. It was well past midnight, for the slaves had retired to their cabins. The house was still. The fact that the slaves 'retired' gives me the picture of black gentlemen in livery turning into little cabin mansions o...

As a fellow LJer for many years, I will tell you it's not the best option for use. There are many ads, there are hacks, and there is many instances of downtime, one that just happened last week while they were under attack. Six Apart is stationed in Russia, and hooray for Russian programmers. They a...

Such an interesting thread. When I chose a name for a character, I really try to let it form and fit the character. I want it to portray in how it sounds and writes and I research ethnicity and meaning as well. It's a really fun part of the writing process for me. And then, when I use a name, that'...

sierramcconnell - You've done a good job with the writing in this opening. I admit to being a little confused at first through that first paragraph or two, as a bunch of unfamiliar names and associations are thrown at the reader (for instance, the banter about the pulse makes no sense on its own, w...