Nathan Bransford | Writing, Book Editing, Publishing
Helping authors achieve their dreams
I’ve dished out plenty of edits as a former literary agent and current freelance book editor, and been on the receiving end as the author of a middle grade trilogy and several guides to writing and publishing. When I receive an edit, I know that the (usually brilliant) suggestions my editors make are nothing personal. […]
I know, I know, I’m like a thousand years late to the party. I had resisted actively meditating for the longest time. Why? Look. I grew up shooting crawdads on a rice farm. I may have all the outward appearance of a hippieish liberal coastal elite but on the inside I’m pretty innately suspicious of […]
Whether you realize it or not, you and I and everyone else walks around with scripts that we deploy in common social situations. When someone dies, we express sympathy, and they say, “Thank you.” When someone gets a promotion, we express excitement, and they say, “Thank you.” When someone keeps making the same relationship mistakes, […]
Yes, your favorite annual torture device writing festival is here, where thousands of intrepid novelists will set aside November cheer in favor of tearing up their laptops in an effort to write a novel in just one month. It’s called NaNoWriMo, and it’s quite something. Are you ready? You sure? Here are some links that […]
The publishing process is a stressful one. And despite all our best intentions, I don’t know a single person who is able to play it cool all the time. Everyone, and I mean everyone, stresses out at some point. Which is how I very often end up with e-mails like, “OMG I THINK I JUST […]
Photo by me. I’m on Instagram here. The! Past! Few! Weeks! In! Books! Lots and lots and lots of good stuff. Let’s get started. Should books come out faster? The idea has long taken hold with self-publishing, but it’s percolating elsewhere. Even traditional publishing imprints are experimenting with releasing series as fast as possible. Are […]
Helping authors achieve their dreams
