Nathan Bransford | Writing, Book Editing, Publishing
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This week! Books! Out of Circulation: Expanding Censorship in Public Libraries – PEN America – A new report from PEN America details the extent to which libraries are under unprecedented threat due to censorship challenges and librarian harassment, arguing the role of public libraries as essential democratic institutions is in “extreme jeopardy.” New Study Analyzes […]
Life. It’s deep, right? I mean, just look at the word. Life. Wow, man. Just, wow. But here’s the thing. Real life is very often extremely boring. That’s one of the main reasons we read and write books in the first place. Want to know one of the absolute worst ways you can defend yourself […]
This week! Books! Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 (gift link) – Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times – Dolly Parton’s greatness was just about the only thing this country could agree upon, and it was particularly devastating to lose her during such a fractured time. Of course she looms largest […]
I get quite a lot of questions about prologues. Are they necessary? Do agents like them? Should they be included with partial manuscript requests? Consider this a post on all things prologue. I’m going to cover: What’s a prologue? Typically, a prologue is 3-5 pages of introductory material that is written while the author is […]
This week! Books! Okay now we really are in the dog days of publishing summer. But I still have some good links for you! First up, back by popular demand, I’ll once again be hosting office hours on September 3 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. In order to join, you need to be a […]
Be careful out there. While the Internet has been an incredible boon to writers, allowing us to find fellow creators and readers, there are also a truly unfathomable number of scammers these days preying on authors’ dreams. There are also well-intentioned publishing professionals out there who don’t realize they’re incompetent and could unknowingly wreak havoc […]
Helping authors achieve their dreams
