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The Bachelor

Are “brows” disappearing?

February 24, 2015 by Nathan Bransford 15 Comments

I make no secret of my love for the TV spectacle otherwise known as “The Bachelor.” We have had some incredible journeys together. And yes, I’m in it for the right reasons. What I love about “The Bachelor” is that it manages to transcend its utterly insane premise (man/woman searches for love by dating 25 […]

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Culture, The Bachelor

Cutting the Cable

February 7, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 185 Comments

My name is Nathan Bransford. And I only have basic cable. Now, if you are stopping by the blog for the first time, this may not be such a big deal. But know this: I LOVE TV. I love TV like Tyra Banks loves models screaming at her surprise arrival. I love TV like Chris […]

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Culture, mad men, The Bachelor

The one question writers should never ask themselves when reading

July 27, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 201 Comments

Over the course of writing and maintaining this blog, I’ve found that there is one sure-fire way a commenter can set my teeth on edge and make me bring out the snide comment gun. (Well, I suppose it would work for someone to write an ode to queries beginning with rhetorical questions, but so far […]

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: Dan Brown, Marilynne Robinson, Reading Like a Writer, The Bachelor, writing advice

This Week in Publishing 6/25/10

June 25, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 41 Comments

Just a quick heads-up that I’m going to be in New York next week and thus posting may be a bit sporadic. If I don’t melt in the NYC summer heat I’ll try and put some thoughts together when I can. Now then! It was a relatively quiet week in publishing this week, but I […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Barnes and Noble, literary agents, Paranormal, Self-publishing, Stephenie Meyer, The Bachelor, This Week in Publishing

This Week in Publishing 9/18/09

September 18, 2009 by Nathan Bransford 62 Comments

This week! Publishing! Lots of good stuff this week in publishing, but first, I thought I’d lead with a tremendous post by my friend Kristin at Camels & Chocolate, who has some tough, honest, real-world advice about freelance travel writing. She should know – she’s extremely good and successful at it, which does not come […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Dan Brown, End of Publishing As We Know It, Google, literary agents, Self-publishing, The Bachelor, This Week in Publishing

Why I’m Optimistic About the Future of Books

March 3, 2009 by Nathan Bransford 116 Comments

For the second installment of positivity week: the future. You don’t hear very much optimism about the future these days, what with the stock market looking like the Grand Canyon and the Bachelor breaking hearts on national television (except my heart — I loved every minute). We’re just over the horizon from the digital age […]

Filed Under: Business of Publishing Tagged With: Amazon, Bookstores, Dan Brown, E-books, Future of Publishing, Harry Potter, publishing industry, Self-publishing, The Bachelor

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