Nathan Bransford - The Forums

The New (Very Big) Kids on the Block

ESPN launches a new pop culture site

http://www.hektorkarl.com/2011/06/new-v ... block.html

Love the Villain, on Wicked & Tricksy...

http://www.wickedtricksy.com/?p=648

Writing on Command:

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Today I responded both to the WSJ YA Fiction review, and the bloggers who responded to the WSJ.

High Aspirations: My Response to the WSJ http://bit.ly/iyoejV

I have a guest post from our very own David Gaughran! What's more, I'm giving five copies of his awesome latest short, Transfection.

Check it out: http://claudiea.blogspot.com/2011/06/sc ... truth.html

Do you say "between you and I", or does it annoy you that other people do?
Here's why you're right to get annoyed:

http://angrysubeditor.blogspot.com/2011 ... ammar.html

I blog about the technical aspects of writing from an editor's point of view.

Come show your crit partners some love! I'm having a CP Appreciation Day!

http://macybeckett.blogspot.com/

College of Blogging: Managing Blogger Burn Out http://sommerleigh.com/archives/3468

I have a guest post today at Claudie A.'s blog. It's a piece called "Science, Fiction & Truth" and I talk about some of my heroes and prejudices in science fiction, what goes into a “high concept” idea, and the Radium Girls. I really, really enjoyed writing this, and I would love if you checked it out. Oh, and she is giving away five free copies of my e-book.

http://claudiea.blogspot.com/2011/06/sc ... truth.html

Today's Post:

Pain as Illumination: How Pain Birthed the Modern Hero

Discussion of why stories are memorable, how myths affect us, and the role of pain in fiction from The Iliad to The Illumination.

http://www.hektorkarl.com/2011/06/pain- ... rthed.html

Just published:

A review of Girl in the Arena by Lisa Haines.

www.charleevale.com/blog

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I forgot to say, I'm on Wicked & Tricksy today, too! http://www.wickedtricksy.com/?p=643 <--- About my favourite Villain Archetypes

On female characters, partially inspired by the thread currently going in the Writing forum:

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Yesterday I asked people at my blog what areas of science scared them. Today it's my turn with... viruses! http://claudiea.blogspot.com/2011/06/sc ... e-out.html

For the record, the giveaway of David's Transfection continues until next Thursday, so you can still answer the above question on his guest post.

Ever had an idea just drop out of the sky to lodge itself in your skull? That sounds a bit more visceral than it really is, but there's definitely something oddly traumatic and surprising about them. Where did they come from? Why are they here? How can you possibly use them? Read more at http://harbingercodex.blogspot.com/2011 ... rises.html