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I'm Nathan Bransford, author, editor, and former literary agent at Curtis Brown Ltd. I'm dedicated to helping authors find their voice, hone their craft, and pursue successful publication.

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I've been in your shoes.

As a published author and former literary agent who has worked with NY Times bestselling authors, I bring a unique perspective to the book editing process, combining insider industry experience with an author's sympathetic ear.

My services include

Manuscript editing & critiques
Query critiques
Social media & marketing consulting
Coaching on navigating the publishing process
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A few authors I've worked with...
Shadowshaper
by Daniel José Older,
a NY Times bestseller
Rock Paper Tiger
by Lisa Brackermann,
one of Amazon's top 100 novels of the year
Try Not To Breathe
by Jennifer Hubbard,
received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus
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Recent Posts

My blog is a free resource for everything you need to know how to write, edit, and publish a book.

Are kids these days reading like they used to?

With social media fragmenting, I’m bringing back my old “You Tell Me” Wednesday discussions to try to get good old fashioned blog conversations going. If you’re reading in a feed reader or via email, please click through to the post to leave a public comment and join the discussion! There has been quite a lot of panic lately about the state of…

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Will you ever buy mostly e-books? 2024 results!

If you had asked me to predict the results of the 18th iteration of my annual e-book poll, I would have guessed that after a spike in e-book enthusiasm during the pandemic, we'd continue on a general trend back toward paper being the format of choice. Well! As usual with this poll, the results did not quite hew to my…

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Did Taylor Swift need a publisher after all? (This week in books)

This week! Books! First up, we have two polls running, first the 18th annual extravaganza Will You Ever Buy Mostly E-books. I'll reveal those results early next week! We also have one on whether listening to audiobooks counts as reading, and here are the returns so far: Pretty close, but the "listening is listening" crowd is in the lead. On…

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Does listening to an audiobook count as reading?

Let's settle this once and for all. On the old social media these past few weeks, my timeline has been inundated with audiobook aficionados loudly declaring that listening to an audiobook "counts" as reading. Does it? Let's do this as a poll. If you're reading via e-mail or a feed reader, please click through to vote: Loading… Here's my take.…

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Giving Tuesday

It’s #GivingTuesday today, and this year, I hope you’ll join my 16th annual push to support Heifer International, an organization devoted to fighting hunger. With hunger persisting around the world, their work is extremely, extremely important. (For long time readers, I wasn't able to create a dedicated fundraising page as in years past, but I hope you'll consider them nonetheless!) This…

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Check out my guides to navigating the writing and publishing process!

How to Write a Novel

The most important thing to know about writing a novel is this: you can do it. Here's How

How to Publish a Book

Ready to pursue a book deal with a Big 5 publisher or try self-publishing? Get Started

I'm also the author of the Jacob Wonderbar novels, a space adventure series for middle-grade readers.

Jacob Wonderbar Cosmic Space Kapow Jacob Wonderbar For President Jacob Wonderbar and Interstellar Time
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