Nathan Bransford | Writing, Book Editing, Publishing
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Every writer needs editing prior to seeking publication. Full stop. It’s difficult to avoid projecting things onto the page, and these days it pays for a project to be as polished as possible before you send your first query. You can’t count on an agent or a publisher to polish your diamond in the rough. […]
This week! Books! As Supply Chain Problems Increase, Some Books Miss On-Sale Dates – Katy Hershberger, Publishers Lunch – Tariffs, higher fuel prices, and the closure of a major printing facility in New York is throwing publishing calendars out of whack. Easy to forget publishers are logistical marvels (most of the time) as much as […]
If you’re pursuing traditional publication, brace yourself, because you’re gonna get rejection letters. Even when a project ends up finding a literary agent and eventually a publisher, the “nos” almost always arrive before the “yeses.” Every single bestselling author you’ve ever heard of has received rejection letters at some point, and some received a mountain’s […]
This week! Books! Unsealed Files Show Open AI/Microsoft Knew Copying Was Illegal and Could Hurt Authors – Jim Milliot, Publishers Weekly – Unsealed court documents show OpenAI and Microsoft employees knew their book piracy operations were illegal and could harm authors, which should have plaintiffs’ attorneys salivating over penalties and a potential settlement. Pay up! […]
I’m going a little retro today with a Buzzfeed-style header and some hot takes about elements that don’t belong in a query letter. Here’s the thing though, if I’m being fully honest: there are no rules. There’s no industry standard when it comes to things that MUST or MUST NOT be in a query letter. […]
This week! Books! Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History (gift link) – Karen Weise and Mike Isaac, New York Times – Microsoft and OpenAI workers were taking notes during a criminal conspiracy, namely Microsoft employees wondering whether OpenAI was busy committing the largest labor theft in history. (Yes! They […]
Helping authors achieve their dreams
