tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post2198637437024496498..comments2024-03-29T01:48:39.501-04:00Comments on Pimp My Novel: Thanks, NathanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-47453794912644363542010-11-10T19:50:58.669-05:002010-11-10T19:50:58.669-05:00I weep, remembering how much I loved the lightsabe...I weep, remembering how much I loved the lightsaber duel you two had on Twitter awhile back. If I remember correctly I was hella sick at the time (have been for awhile) and it was endlessly entertaining.<br /><br />May there be many more, and let me add my own thanks, Mr. Bransford, for all you've given us.<br /><br />~bruFebruary Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078037856070486022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-48402413390406129512010-11-09T16:05:01.436-05:002010-11-09T16:05:01.436-05:00It's impossible for me to pick just one favori...It's impossible for me to pick just one favorite NB blog. But I will be forever grateful to him for all the great advice and insight into an industry that I'm not quite yet a part of. <br /><br />Also, he confirmed for me that I'm not the only one afflicted with the "Am I Crazies?" - and that alone is priceless.<br /><br />And one more thing, Nathan led me to this enormously informative blog and a whole Goya beanery of other great blogs and oh, all those YouTube videos (I'll never forget the crying rainbow man for as long as I live).JC Danielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721559702587189584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-69363438056680175462010-11-09T12:04:33.185-05:002010-11-09T12:04:33.185-05:00My favourite is "Reality is Not All It's ...My favourite is "Reality is Not All It's Cracked Up To Be," in which Nathan uses Wu-Tang Clan to illustrate an important point regarding narrative choices. I think I fell off my chair when I got to this one in the archives.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501339604537094039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-90311669003818625942010-11-09T08:06:05.957-05:002010-11-09T08:06:05.957-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-55685864838687042922010-11-09T01:18:03.846-05:002010-11-09T01:18:03.846-05:00Thank you very much for the kind words! When the f...Thank you very much for the kind words! When the fickle whims of fate and honor force us into our next blog duel I may perchance forget them amid the pitched battle, but for now, while there's peace in our time, they definitely mean a lot!<br /><br />Until the next Sith reunion...Nathan Bransfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938449789819847825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-47059984250560043092010-11-09T01:08:11.426-05:002010-11-09T01:08:11.426-05:00He was the first agent I queried, and getting a pa...He was the first agent I queried, and getting a partial request from him is still the highlight of my fledgling career. I knew he wouldn't take me on, since he doesn't do fantasy, but it he was still my ideal for what an agent should be like online.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-36553027475546412852010-11-09T00:26:18.287-05:002010-11-09T00:26:18.287-05:00Nathan first crossed my radar as I was finishing (...Nathan first crossed my radar as I was finishing (well, I thought I was finishing -- I recently finished <i>again</i>) my novel project and thinking seriously (again) how I was going to pitch it to an agent, and got stuck on the <i>okay, I've always imagined my novel is literary fiction, but what the heck</i> is <i>literary fiction anyway</i> question. You know that one?<br /><br />So, I started turning over rocks and looking underneath them, and lo-and-behold there's this literary agent Nathan Bransford who posted on the topic <a href="http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2007/02/what-makes-literary-fiction-literary.html" rel="nofollow">What Makes Literary Fiction Literary</a> and his ideas were grounded and articulate and worth paying attention to. I've been reading his blog ever since I found that post.<br /><br />Is it my favorite? Well, it's definitely one of many I've quoted. I <a href="http://stevemasover.blogspot.com/2010/02/literary-v-commercial.html" rel="nofollow">blogged about it</a> when I still had few enough posts to count on the fingers of one hand.<br /><br />I finally got my manuscript in shape to query Nathan last week. Nowadays, having dug deeper into the category question and had a fair few reader & writer friends assure me that what I've got is some form of literary / commercial crossover, I'm calling my manuscript's category "literary eco-thriller." I sent my query in on Wednesday. On Friday Nathan announced he has left Curtis Brown.<br /><br />Not so sweet. I guess I'm out of his car ... But I am grateful for his terrific advice, sharp wit, tough-love sympathy, and solid grip on reality.Steve Masoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387484207819808962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-68987852694919005972010-11-08T20:43:15.766-05:002010-11-08T20:43:15.766-05:00My favorite post is June 7, 2007, "Writing Ad...My favorite post is June 7, 2007, "Writing Advice from Old Guys at my Gym."<br /><br />The phrase "imagine my surprise" has become a regular part of my vocabulary.Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-63502403692534549732010-11-08T20:11:19.478-05:002010-11-08T20:11:19.478-05:00I'm happy for Nathan. His blog has been indisp...I'm happy for Nathan. His blog has been indispensable and a great resource. I love the entire thing!Chase Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936179353954941946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-1482965014981256482010-11-08T17:09:09.652-05:002010-11-08T17:09:09.652-05:00I'm with Rick. My absolute favorite is his 10 ...I'm with Rick. My absolute favorite is his 10 Commandments for a happy writer http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/03/ten-commandments-for-happy-writer.html<br /><br />It's kept me from falling in to despair more than once.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-83429139079811813072010-11-08T15:51:57.559-05:002010-11-08T15:51:57.559-05:00I love space monkeys.I love space monkeys.patlaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522643437164634921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-65376543836403385112010-11-08T15:18:32.891-05:002010-11-08T15:18:32.891-05:00I'm split between his 10 Commandments for a Ha...I'm split between his 10 Commandments for a Happy Writer and the post where I won a query critique. His feedback helped me get my query in shape, and he later requested a partial of my first novel. First novels being what they so often are, the manuscript has some fatal flaws and he declined on the full, but he gave me excellent advice that was encouraging and has helped me become a better writer.Rick Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-81423831719561598362010-11-08T15:17:23.523-05:002010-11-08T15:17:23.523-05:00He made me question whether the first season of &q...He made me question whether the first season of "The Wire" really is the best. His insistence that it's the fourth season has merit. Where I was once steadfast in my opinion that the first was the best, now I hesitate. The fourth was good. So was the fifth. And the third! The second was okay too, kind of.Joseph L. Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629531390894108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-26161468402079715032010-11-08T15:11:29.349-05:002010-11-08T15:11:29.349-05:00While there were more fine and dandy posts than yo...While there were more fine and dandy posts than you could shake an RSS feed at, I liked following the contests, such as Be an Agent for a Day, and the first paragraph contest.JohnOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761555703224981053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-3763381044586143672010-11-08T15:02:41.193-05:002010-11-08T15:02:41.193-05:00I don't know what my favorite Bransford post i...I don't know what my favorite Bransford post is, but my fav moment was at a conference, getting to just sit and have a drink with him and talk about things not related to my crappy experiential literary fiction novel. He's a cool guy in real life and I wish him all the best. :)Dana Strotheidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516840486005234468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-2910808679978524362010-11-08T14:43:59.244-05:002010-11-08T14:43:59.244-05:00omg. my absolute favorite Nathan-Bransford-Post of...omg. my absolute favorite Nathan-Bransford-Post of all time?<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2007/03/make-our-lives-easier.html" rel="nofollow">"Sweet. My answer is get out of my car."</a><br /><br />thanks for this, Eric. Nate B will be the stuff of legends.Taherehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111022596822176769noreply@blogger.com