Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Today is Sample Sunday, so you can read a free excerpt of my new e-book TRANSFECTION

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011 ... -gaughran/

Enjoy!

Dave

Unfortunately, I had to put Garlic and Puppy Love on hold again. The explanation is in the link below and I apologize for the big block of words, Blogger is being difficult.

Making *magic* in the bedroom. Or on the treadmill.



http://macybeckett.blogspot.com/

A Portrait of an Icon as a Young Man:

6 Things Arnold Can Teach Us About Creating Iconic Characters

http://www.hektorkarl.com/2011/05/portr ... g-man.html

Over the last six weeks or so, we have examined the various aspects of the publishing industry, and assessed how the different parts are functioning (or in most cases, malfunctioning) in the face of the changes brought about by the internet.

As any travel agent will tell you (if you can find one), the internet is an unstoppable force which revolutionizes every single business it comes into contact with. In publishing, change hasn’t seemed as quick, but the internet has been quietly eating away at all the pillars of traditional publishing.

Why Traditional Publishers Will Go The Way Of Travel Agents - http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011 ... el-agents/

The fourth part of a mini-series of posts on story structure, the mid-point twist...

http://urbanpsychopomp.blogspot.com/201 ... twist.html

On attempting to finally reach the 'first 10k' milestone.

Well, after a long weekend of thought and gum pains I've decided that change is in order. If you visit, be sure to tell me what you think of the ideas I've proposed! http://harbingercodex.blogspot.com/2011 ... -bold.html

How many times must a person revise? Depends on the person, and sweating the details is exhausting!

http://opposingfarces.blogspot.com/

Yesterday I started a series on icons by looking at Young Arnold. Today, I go in a very different direction: Bob Dylan, in honor of his 70th birthday.

A Portrait of an Icon as an Old Man:

9 Things Dylan's Memoir Can Teach Us about Iconic Creating (much of it is applicable to creativity in general)

http://www.hektorkarl.com/2011/05/portr ... dylan.html

I'll be starting a series on the little story behind some scientific discoveries. This is the post about it: http://claudiea.blogspot.com/2011/05/co ... ience.html

I start on Monday. I swear, some of these would make great novels.

on salvaging good ideas from the wreckage of previous drafts.

My first book is on the query trail, and I'm looking forward to the next first draft.

From Benchmark to First Draft