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Interrupting Your Regularly Scheduled Programming…

June 15, 2009 by Nathan Bransford 88 Comments

I’m a tad under the weather and so won’t be posting as per usual today. Like many people though, I’ve been riveted by what’s happening in Iran. Andrew Sullivan has been a great clearinghouse for information, the Boston Globe has some incredible photos, and #iranelection on Twitter is chaotic but has been full of realtime […]

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Yes We Can

January 20, 2009 by Nathan Bransford 77 Comments

Whatever your politics or nationality and wherever you are and what you’re thinking and feeling, I think we can all agree that this is a big day for America. The swearing in: The speech:

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Words and Power

March 19, 2008 by Nathan Bransford 83 Comments

**I want to preface this post by saying this is not a political blog, so let’s all behave ourselves** As you may know from the fact that I am the agent for THE ALMANAC OF POLITICAL CORRUPTION, SCANDALS & DIRTY POLITICS, I am a serious political junkie. I love following elections, listening to speeches, following […]

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Learning From the Wire

March 10, 2008 by Nathan Bransford 31 Comments

SPOILER ALERT I’m typing this in a Daylight Saving Time change-induced fog, so bear with me, (info on the pointlessness of DST, including its effects on cows here). Last night The Wire closed out its last episode, a hugely satisfying end to the greatest show on television. This season was not the greatest of the […]

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In Praise of The Wire (Oh Indeed)

December 13, 2007 by Nathan Bransford 37 Comments

Twenty years from now I truly think people will look back on the 2000s as a golden era of television. Not only have we witnessed the rise of reality shows as a force of nature (real people in ridiculous situations — what’s not to like???), but this is also a time when some truly groundbreaking […]

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Lost, The Wire, writing advice

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Hi, I’m Nathan. I’m the author of How to Write a Novel and the Jacob Wonderbar series, which was published by Penguin. I used to be a literary agent at Curtis Brown Ltd. and I’m dedicated to helping authors chase their dreams.

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