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Nathan Bransford is the author of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow (Dial, May 2011), Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe (Dial, April 2012) and Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp (Dial, March 2013). He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd. and is now the social media manager at CNET. He lives in San Francisco.
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There's Always More You Can Do
One of the hardest things about an endless task like writing and promoting a book is that there is always more you can do. You can always edit some more. You can always try to find more Twitter fo...
Traditional vs. Self-publishing is a False Dichotomy
Us vs. them is fun. It gets people's blood boiling. It instills fear. It's thrilling to be on a team, especially when you feel like your team is winning. These days it seems like traditional and s...
Where Did You Hear About the Book You're Reading?
The way we discover books is ever-changing. It sure seems like we're far more likely to discover books through a tweet, Goodreads recommendation, Facebook post, or online search than we are through...
On Self-Publishing and Having a Chip on One's Shoulder
There is an affliction sweeping the nation that until recently has mainly only been whispered about in private quarters, but which agent Sarah LaPolla and author Chuck Wendig touched on this week: ...
Social Media is an Imperfect Sales Tool. Use it Anyway.
I somehow missed this post the first time around, but Red Pen of Doom wrote a post at the end of last year that, while extremely complimentary of my physical appearance (blushing, RPofD!), pointed o...
Do We Have a Failure to Communicate?
I've had several different conversations with friends lately wondering about whether our ability to communicate is being eroded in the texting/e-mail/Facebook messaging/G-chat/Skype/direct messages...
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