Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Curious as to how they'll adapt Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I'm reading it now, and it's just starting to get going in the final quarter of the book. It's considered both Gothic fiction and science fiction but the first 3/4s of it is closer to the 90's sitcom "My So Called Life" tha...

Much prefer "alright". It's closer to how the word is said and read, both aloud and in the head.

Dammit, Dr. Suess has taken over my body again.

If it works, use it. My guess is to do it very rarely. I use ALL CAPS twice in my 84k work book, and I like to think for good reason. I did have an issue with capping "God", though. I do so while writing internal dialog and in speech, and my thinking was to keep the reader from having to w...

I do think there's something to over-thinking an idea and losing the original mojo, though. I'd say definitely square the query around the hook, and don't build on it any more than you have to. It's like getting dressed in the morning: you've got your basic look and then you add...just enough. This ...

One of the ways is to frequent forums with like interests and make yourself and your URL known. Another way is to seek a role in contributing to a newsletter or other informative site that covers topics of a similar ilk. You could also virally infect cyberspace with a very cool video or some other m...

MaryLA wrote:Eight authors at the table! Some posters here are very brave.

Brave is one on one with Harlan Ellison. ;)

Do you write thrillers, Seamus? It seems people want something very specific from them, and it's up to an author to find a way to be creative when they go "big". A side of me thinks you're reaction to sensationalism will lead to a birth of some new way of doing what you do for you. To step...

Marilyn, you reminded me of something...if it's a professional novelist you want to be and you're not at all interested in writing any other kinds of projects, it seems to me it will be much harder to break through. I'm involved with animation series (created with someone I met on a networking site ...

Your plans sound fascinating, Scott! I hope you'll post an announcement if you open a Forum. Whenever you've posted information about your writing, it always sounds edgy and interesting. I'd definitely be interested in looking into any Forums you host. Thanks, marilyn. I'll definitely let you know....

A real pro will clarify what's worked for them. Someone with a big mouth will skip that part.

There are more reasons for not being published than knowledge of the craft, so I'd say listen to whomever you want.

I don't think you have to connect them always for your characters, but there is a deft way to create mystery for the reader and it's up to you to find the line. Some readers like to gobble books for story and tend to miss a lot. If you're slowing them down with calculations and deductions, they'll t...

That's remarkable, marilyn. In essence, you created your own network. And that's one of the possibilities Internet Marketing provides. Viral campaigns, newsletters, "user-generated-content"––all can reach the ends of the earth if pursued wisely. I'm creating a website for my next book that...

Very clever idea, Ryan, and the videos are brilliant. Cheers for sharing, good luck and thanks.

An interesting thing is happening to me at the moment, and I'd thought I'd share. Back in August I was selected as " Scary Stud of the Month " by Heidi Martinuzzi for her women in horror site Pretty-scary.net. It was a fun to answer questions about the book I was writing, and she clearly f...

Online, then Borders, then borrowed from a friend or as a gift. No e-reader, yet. That's way off, if ever.