Nathan Bransford: Literary Agent and Author
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Nathan Bransford
Brooklyn, NY
United States

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 Brooklyn.

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May
16
2013

Why I'm Paying Someone to Edit My Guide to Writing a Novel

A few months ago I announced that I'm going to be self-publishing a guide to writing a novel, and I'm pleased to report that I have finished and edited my first draft! It has 42 chapters plus an e...

May
14
2013

How Do You Plan to Publish Your Work-in-Progress?

I have not been a literary agent for over two-and-a-half years now. The main way strangers contact me is through my blog, through a link under my bio, which says I was "formerly a literary agent." ...

May
13
2013

How to Do Your Chores in 12 Easy Steps

Step 1: Start a novel Step 2: Write 50 pages in a month Step 3: Write 5 pages in the next two months Step 4: Stare at the screen Step 5: Despair Step 6: Open a closet Step 7: Eye cleaning sup...

May
08
2013

Publishers Should Empower Authors to Sell Their Own E-books

Despite having extensive distribution operations, publishers have long been extremely reluctant to sell books directly to customers. Whether for lack of retail expertise, out of fear of competing w...

May
06
2013

Has HBO's "Game of Thrones" Surpassed the Books?

In a battle fitting for Westeros, I've started wondering if the HBO series "Game of Thrones" has managed to surpass George R.R. Martin's books. The list of movies and TV shows that have managed to...

Apr
26
2013

This Week in Books 4/26/13

Photo by me. I'm on Instagram! This week in the books! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the #ThankAWriter project! Maggie Mason posted a recap, including how her first l...