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“Lost” and the High Narrative Price of WTF

August 5, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 120 Comments

The great TV show Lost may already have begun fading a bit from the cultural waters after its much-discussed finale, but it’s been on my mind a lot lately. I thought I’d take a slight detour from our normal topics into the world of television and culture. (Spoilers below and all that, but seriously, you’ve […]

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Culture, Lost, writing advice

This Week in Publishing 5/21/10

May 21, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 96 Comments

Thisssss Week in Publishing The big chatter this week in the Publishingosphere (well, besides #LesserBooks) is J.A. Konrath’s announcement that he is doing a direct deal with Amazon for his new novel SHAKEN, which will be priced at $2.99, and which is the latest in a series that had been published by Hyperion. I’d accordingly […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amazon, Future of Publishing, Lost, Self-publishing, This Week in Publishing

How Would I Know What I Like Until I’ve Read It?

May 12, 2009 by Nathan Bransford 126 Comments

Very closely related to the hoop jumping complaint about the query process is the lament that agents often have vague guidelines about what they’re looking for. Thus, an author may have to waste time querying agents who may not be a proper fit because they inadvertently send something that just happened to not be up […]

Filed Under: Literary Agents Tagged With: How to Find a Literary Agent, Lost, publishing industry

This Week in Publishing 2/1/08

February 1, 2008 by Nathan Bransford 43 Comments

Still reading! I tell you what, reading 675 entries while also having a job is quite a task. Holly and I hope to have finalists for you soon, but meanwhile, there was a week in publishing, and it was an eventful one. In perhaps the biggest publishing news, Publishers Lunch is reporting that, hot on […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Amazon, Kindle, Lost, publishing industry, The Wire, This Week in Publishing

In praise of “The Wire” (oh indeed)

December 13, 2007 by Nathan Bransford 37 Comments

Twenty years from now I truly think people will look back on the 2000s as a golden era of television. Not only have we witnessed the rise of reality shows as a force of nature (real people in ridiculous situations — what’s not to like???), but this is also a time when some truly groundbreaking […]

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Lost, The Wire, writing advice

How to interpret rejection letters

February 22, 2007 by Nathan Bransford 25 Comments

Brace yourself, because you’re gonna get rejection letters. Even when a project ends up finding a literary agent and a publisher, the no’s almost always arrive before the yes’s. Aside from making great wallpaper, kindling, and kitty litter, believe it or not rejection letters do serve a purpose. You can make yourself a better and […]

Filed Under: Query Letters Tagged With: How to Find a Literary Agent, Lost, monkeys, publishing industry, Staying Sane While Writing, writing advice

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