For those of you that are new to my world, every Sunday I have a new Blog of the Week. There is no particular criteria for my selections. These are blogs I like and that I feel like sharing with all of you. It's completely arbitrary, based on my mood and what's been going on in my week. These could be personal blogs that I just really love, or informative and useful blogs where I learn a little something. I read a lot of blogs, so if you feel a little bit left out, just know that I have been doing this for a few months and there are STILL a ton of blogs I haven't been able to highlight yet. So don't be offended, okay?
Anyways.
In honor of
Every aspiring author should be reading Nathan Bransford. In visiting your blogs, I know there are quite a few of you out there. It doesn't matter if you're writing a novel or a non-fiction book about the history of shopping carts, you really need to be reading Nathan's blog.
I follow several agent/editor/author blogs, but Nathan's has been one of the most helpful I have encountered. He gives practical information about the industry in general, on how to write query letters and which books he thinks we should probably be reading.
Essentially, Nathan has de-mystified the publishing industry for those of us that previously thought it was this big, crazy, scary entity that would be next to impossible to figure out.
From time to time, he has awesome contests, too. My favorite was Be an Agent For a Day, but he also has First Paragraph and First Line contests, too, where participants can win query letter critiques and even a phone conversation and a chance to ask about anything you want.
So, for all of you that are participating in NaNoWriMo, and even those that aren't, peek into Nathan's blog and check it out. I'm sure you'll like what you see.
17 comments:
Karen, You could write an obituary and you'd make me laugh. You're awesome. ANd so is Nathan. I have been reading him for years.
Aw, thanks, Bethany!
I've never tried to write an obit before. Maybe I've been missing my calling...
Awesome!
Karen, thank you so much for your comments.I was surprised to see that we have some blogger friends in common. So,
Why not following each other?
I am already following your blog.
Have a great week!
:)
Nathan's blog is awesome, isn't it?
I love Nathan's blog too. So helpful and inspiring. I read once that some of the current authors he's working with started out as commenters on his blog. Amazing!
my first visit; I like your blog!
Thaks for this post, and now I will visit Nathan's blog too.
This is my first visit here. I am writing my second book now, on gardening, and love to read and to write.
Ha, ha, I meant to type in "thanks".
I type comments too quickly sometimes.
Betty: Seriously!
S: Thanks for stopping by! Glad to have you here!
Terra: Glad you liked Nathan's blog. Good luck with your gardening book!
I will have to check him out, I have never heard of him.. I know I am sheltered and backwoods and I freely admit it lol..Although I have been told I need to write a book I think they may be just a wee bit crazy if they think I should lol..Did I mention I have some questionable affiliates?? roflmbo
I stumbled across him several months ago and linked to his blog from mine. Definitely helpful in very basic terms.
Now, I just need to catch up on my NaNo project after starting five days late (thanks to your blog for letting me know about it in the first place) and being away all weekend. Yeah, let's ust say it's November 9 and I have fewer than 4,000 words written.
Hope you're doing better with yours!
Singed: Sheltered? Backwoods? Questionable affiliates? That has bestseller written all over it!
Sweet16: Yeah, I am a bit ahead of you on NaNo. But this is the first year where I've had more than 10K by the 10th. Every year I write at least 35K within the last 10-12 days of the month. Don't give up!
I just need a few good days of solid writing. It's been a crazy week and I didn't even know about it until five days in, so ...
I plan to finish the book even if it's past November 30, though.
Thanks for this introduction I am on my way over now!!!
Yes! I love Nathan's blog. My younger sister is writing her 3rd book; she's just been writing for herself and is unpublished, but I told her she needs to start reading Nathan Bransford's site on a regular basis. Good pick!
Yep, I am new to your world...
But already loving, fearing, and laughing my way comfortably into it.
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