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The One Thousandth Post Giveaway

September 21, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 1,235 Comments

One thousand! One grand! 1,000! 1k! A G! M in roman numerals!

Facts about the number 1,000:

– The year 1,000 started on a Monday on the Julian calendar
– The ancient Egyptians represented the number 1,000 as a lotus flower
– The 1,000th richest person in the world is worth just over a billion dollars.
– 1,000 years from now we may finally have flying cars no for real this time.

Also:

This here is the one thousandth post on this blog! And there’s only one thing to say, which is THANK YOU VERY MUCH SERIOUSLY THANK YOU for reading, for commenting (I have read all 110,575 comments), and making this whole blogging thing so much fun for me.

And in honor of the thousandth post, I thought I’d give ONE THOUSAND QUERY CRITIQUES FOR COMMENTERS! Oh. Wait. Got that reversed.

Let’s try that again:

THE ONE THOUSANDTH COMMENTER ON THIS POST GETS A QUERY PLUS FIRST FIVE PAGES CRITIQUE! Which can be done over e-mail at the commenter’s convenience.

Will we get to 1,000 comments? Well, I’m not sure…. But then again, I didn’t ever think I’d get to 1,000 posts either.

Thanks again everyone! Looking forward to 1,000 more.

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  1. wendy says

    September 22, 2010 at 3:16 am

    Congratulations, Nathan on your 1000th post! And thanks for sharing insights and informaion and all. Congrats also to the 1000poster today whoever you are 🙂

    Reply
  2. Steve Masover says

    September 22, 2010 at 3:25 am

    Wow, way too late to the party if I were aiming for that #1000 slot, but not to late to congratulate you on that milestone, Nathan, and to thank you for a terrific blog.

    And … okay, I've been looking for an excuse to point this out but no focused posts of the past couple weeks left room.

    See, I was walking on the High Line when visiting NYC a couple weeks ago and saw a billboard for a TV show that's having it's debut in a couple of days, My Generation … and this particular billboard showed a shot of Michael Stahl-David who will be playing a character called Steven Foster … and I swear, I thought to myself: what the h– is Nathan Bransford doing in a TV show?

    We've never met, Nathan, so I only know what you look like from your blogspot blog-shot … so it may have been a foolish mistake if an honest one … but hey, maybe if you get tired of agenting and authoring you've got a career as a stunt double waiting for you … or something.

    Congrats!

    Reply
  3. dcamardo says

    September 22, 2010 at 4:17 am

    How did you get 1000 comments? What were people talking about? Guess I'll never know, because I'm not reading 1000 comments.

    Reply
  4. Ganz-1 says

    September 22, 2010 at 4:39 am

    Congratulation on your 1000th post! Hope you'll get all the way to the billionth after this 🙂 (yes, seriously)

    Reply
  5. Taffy says

    September 22, 2010 at 4:49 am

    WOW! Over 1200 comments. That's rockin'!

    Reply
  6. Jil says

    September 22, 2010 at 5:09 am

    Hold onto that enthusiasm, Nathan, and keep making our day!

    Reply
  7. Toni Kenyon says

    September 22, 2010 at 5:26 am

    1209 posts by the time I got here. Wow!

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    September 22, 2010 at 5:30 am

    MOOO!!!

    Am I too late 🙁

    Krissy

    Reply
  9. jongibbs says

    September 22, 2010 at 8:17 am

    Congratulations, Nathan!

    You did it 🙂

    Reply
  10. Elie says

    September 22, 2010 at 9:47 am

    La la l .. too late.

    Reply
  11. Sheila Cull says

    September 22, 2010 at 10:18 am

    You have not read ALL the comments.

    Thank us? Thank you.

    Reply
  12. JD Revene says

    September 22, 2010 at 10:23 am

    Darn, too late by far it would appear — time differences don't help — but let me congratulate you on your millenium

    Reply
  13. Matthew Rush says

    September 22, 2010 at 11:05 am

    Congrats Nathan, I don't really need the query critique, but I'm too late anyway!

    You're the man by the way.

    Reply
  14. Jodi says

    September 22, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    You have the same first name as my son so I've always had a soft spot for you Nathan. Who won?

    Reply
  15. Erasmus says

    September 22, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    1000? Make it a 5000, why not?

    Congratulations, Nathan! You've outdone yourself, again. Wish you many new followers and lots of valuable comments. Enjoy abundantly.
    Sunny regards from Aruba,

    One of your many Faithful followers.

    Reply
  16. Charlie Eve says

    September 22, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    That's awesome, Nathan! Congrats, love reading your blog….congrats to who ever won!

    Reply
  17. Mary says

    September 22, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    Congratulations! And thanks so much for your blog!

    Reply
  18. vnrieker says

    September 22, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    Here's to a thousand more! =D

    Reply
  19. Anonymous says

    September 22, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Congrats Nathan!!!

    Adrianne

    Reply
  20. Carol Piasente says

    September 22, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    Your blog deserves all the kudos its earned.

    Reply
  21. Kay says

    September 22, 2010 at 3:46 pm

    Congratulations on 1000 posts and well over 1000 comments. Oh, the many ways you provide inspiration.

    Reply
  22. MZMackay says

    September 22, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    Wow! It looks like you've actually hit your 1,000 comment target.

    Congratulations, and thank you for all your insight and help to us writers.

    Reply
  23. Anonymous says

    September 22, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    you're already over 100 coments on thes post… x)
    P.S.: Congrats

    Reply
  24. Anonymous says

    September 22, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    you're already over 100 coments on thes post… x)
    P.S.: Congrats

    Reply
  25. Alan Jones says

    September 22, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    Ahhh – reading this when there's 1227 comments already. Priceless.

    Don't worry, Nathan. When I'm ready to query I'll honor your love of a thousand by sending you a thousand query emails 😉

    Congratulations on sticking with a blog for 1000 posts.

    Reply
  26. lotusgirl says

    September 22, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    Wow. M. (I was a Latin major in college so I have to go the Roman way.) Fabulous. I like that the Egyptians used a Lotus to represent 1000. So now I know I'm actually 1000girl. Cool.

    Congrats on the millestone. Your blog is one of the absolute most helpful out there for aspiring authors. Thanks.

    Reply
  27. Steppe says

    September 22, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    Some wanker on Absolute Write called your blog "Crack for Writers."
    This threads causing me to reconsider scoffing at that bustling blusterers blistered blatherings on the blogonomic blasphemy of drive by quipping.
    Hah.
    Today is day 18600 of my life.
    Stay conscious.

    Reply
  28. Lucy says

    September 22, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    Congratulations on 1000 posts. Amazing!

    Reply
  29. stephanie says

    September 22, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    Exciting stuff! I just started following your blog btw. Congratulations (not that I'm following your blog, but that you got a 1000 posts)!

    Reply
  30. Robin says

    September 22, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    Congratulations. Now that you have hit 1,000, two thousand can't be that hard. Right?

    Reply
  31. Ms. Gail N. says

    September 23, 2010 at 2:01 am

    Congratulations Dear Mr. Bransford,
    Perhaps you'll consider an undated photo. Something making you look older, experienced and revealing bloodshot eyes with facial lines clearly earned from reading all night. Then the 1000th deal will not appear to be all fiction.

    Reply
  32. Anonymous says

    September 24, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    I am usually a lurker as well – on all blogs not just this one. But you are so smart and generous that I'd like to offer my congrats on the board.

    Thank you for all of your time, energy, and good advice!

    Reply
  33. Chuck H. says

    September 24, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    To quote Shel Silverstein, "I got stoned and I missed it. I got stoned and I missed it all." That's what I get for trying to have a life outside the blogosphere. Anyway, congrats Nathan on the 1000 posts and I still want my flying car. I've been waiting patiently for 64 years, now where is the damn thing?

    Reply
  34. Janis says

    September 25, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    No surprise, your blog rocks!

    Reply
  35. Clarity says

    September 25, 2010 at 7:32 pm

    Rather belated but best wishes on your 1000th post. 1238 comments, bumper crop.

    Reply
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