• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Nathan Bransford | Writing, Book Editing, Publishing

Helping authors achieve their dreams

  • Blog
  • Writing Advice
  • Publishing Advice
  • About
  • Take a Class
  • Get Editing

Be An Agent for a Day II

Be An Agent for a Day II: So What Do We Think?

April 29, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 146 Comments

The voting is in, and wouldn’t you know: as of this writing the project that received the most votes as a query also received the most votes as a partial. The query system works perfectly, right?!! As always: it’s not quite that simple. Without prejudging what conclusions people have reached, there are three main things […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Be An Agent for a Day II

Be An Agent for a Day II: The Pages

April 28, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 169 Comments

Alright then! You have seen the queries, now it’s time to take a look at the pages to see which partial you think represents the strongest work and would be most likely to sell to a publisher. Thinking like an agent and setting aside which one you would be most likely to read in your […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Be An Agent for a Day II

Be an Agent for a Day II: The Queries!

April 27, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 265 Comments

First off, thank you so much to the 150+ very intrepid souls who volunteered their queries and pages for public consumption and our sort-of-scientific test of the query process. Here’s how I whittled them down to five. I classified the queries loosely by genre (fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, etc. lumped together and romantic suspense, thriller, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Be An Agent for a Day II

Be An Agent for a Day II: A Sort of Scientific Test of the Query Process

April 26, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 95 Comments

On Thursday we discussed the query process and whether or not queries adequately reflect a underlying work’s quality. Can someone really make an assessment of a book project based on a query? Really really? Let’s test it out. Here’s how this is going to work. Today I will be soliciting queries from you, the esteemed […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Be An Agent for a Day II

Entry #5

April 28, 2006 by Nathan Bransford 43 Comments

UNREALITY CHICK – First 30 Pages UNREALITY CHICKCHAPTER ONE “Beck, you know I embrace nature,” Crystal said. “But could you tell me why I’m knee deep in kudzu?””Because I’m a big puffy wuss,” I answered, as I pulled my foot out of a kudzu snare. I squeal at the sight of big bugs. I’m afraid […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Be An Agent for a Day II

Entry #4

April 28, 2006 by Nathan Bransford 16 Comments

BLACK EMERALDS – First 30 Pages Chapter 1 (Decisions) “What do you mean, ‘it’s best for him to go?’” “My dear, as I have explained repeatedly, he has boundless potential. We both know this, but in order for him to realize it, he needs to go. He can’t stay here his whole life. Kayden’s not […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Be An Agent for a Day II

Primary Sidebar

About Nathan

Hi, I’m Nathan. I’m the author of How to Write a Novel and the Jacob Wonderbar series, which was published by Penguin. I used to be a literary agent at Curtis Brown Ltd. and I’m dedicated to helping authors achieve their dreams. Let me help you with your book!

My blog has everything you need to know to write, edit, and publish a book. Can’t find what you need or want personalized help? Reach out.

Learn more about me

Need Editing?

I'm available for consultations, edits, query critiques, brainstorming, and more.
Learn more!

My Books

How to Write A Novel
Cover of How to Publish a Book by Nathan Bransford
Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapo
Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe
Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp

Subscribe!

Subscribe to the newsletter and get a FREE writing, publishing, or marketing course.

Forums

Need help with your query? Want to talk books? Check out the Nathan Bransford Forums
Footer Logo
Nathan Bransford

Helping authors achieve their dreams

  • Editing Services
  • My Books
  • About Me
  • Blog Directory
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
Twitter Logo Facebook Logo Instagram Logo
As an Amazon and Bookshop Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon and Bookshop links are usually affiliate links.