How to Write a Novel: 49 Rules for Writing a Stupendously Awesome Novel That You Will Love Forever
The most important thing to know about writing a novel is this: You can do it. And if you’ve already written one, you can write an even better one. Author and former literary agent Nathan Bransford shares his secrets for creating killer plots, fleshing out your first ideas, crafting compelling characters, and staying sane in the process.
Read the guide that New York Times bestselling author Ransom Riggs called “The best how-to-write-a-novel book I’ve read.”
How to Publish a Book: 41 Rules for Successfully Publishing a Book That You Will Love Forever
Ready to pursue a book deal with a Big 5 publisher or try your hand at DIY self-publishing? Author and former literary agent Nathan Bransford shares everything you need to know about how to navigate the publishing process and choose the path that’s right for you.
Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow
(Jacob Wonderbar #1)
Out-of-this-world antics in this hysterical middle-grade adventure!
Sixth-grader Jacob Wonderbar is a master when it comes to disarming and annihilating substitute teachers. But when he and his best friends, Sarah and Dexter, swap a spaceship for a corn dog, they embark on an outer space adventure. And between breaking the universe with an epic explosion, being kidnapped by a space pirate, and surviving a planet that reeks of burp breath, Jacob and his friends are in way over their heads. Action packed with an added dose of heart, Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow is sure to captivate middlegrade readers all over the universe.
Published by Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin USA).
Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe
(Jacob Wonderbar #2)
Presidential campaigns are all fun and games until someone threatens to blow up your home planet
When Jacob Wonderbar receives a message that he’s been nominated for President of the Universe, he, Sarah Daisy, and Dexter immediately return to space. But Jacob’s archnemesis, Prince Mick Cracken, is running as well, and his campaign tactics involve kidnappings and rogue space monkeys.
After surviving corndog-eating contests and insult debates, Jacob discovers the stakes for this election are even higher than he imagined: A military group wants to destroy Planet Earth, and the President of the Universe is the only person who can stop them. Hold on to your space helmet – Nathan Bransford’s second book in the Jacob Wonderbar series is packed with planet-hopping adventure, hilarity, and heart.
Published by Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin USA).
Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp
(Jacob Wonderbar #3)
Jacob Wonderbar must have hit a time warp on his way home after losing the election for President of the Universe, because fifty years have passed on Earth. What’s worse, during that time the entire Astral society has come under threat of destruction, and it’s up to Jacob to make things–including time itself–right. So, with the unlikely help of Mick Cracken, Jacob time-hops through the universe with Sarah Daisy and Dexter, encountering dinosaurs, Napoleon, and bad ’80s fashion in their search for the one person who can help them–Jacob’s father.
Buckle your space-belts, the third book in the Jacob Wonderbar series proves that time travel is all fun and games until someone gets stuck in the wrong century!
Published by Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin USA).
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