Nathan here! I recently met Sarah Hill, who has had a super interesting career in the publishing industry as a social media and product manager, co-founder and CEO of Bookstr, and now as the founder of Bobi NYC, an agency focused on helping authors with marketing and PR. I invited Sarah for an interview about […]
The 6th SUFPC finalists are…
Nathan here! Keeping up with Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge tradition, I invited a special guest to announce the finalists. Please welcome Tom Wambsgans from HBO’s hit show “Succession.” No spoilers contained herein. Wow. Uh, hi. Hello. Greg didn’t tell me I was going to do this. GREG! Why didn’t you tell me I had […]
Stephen King’s turning his house into a writers retreat (This week in books)
This week! The books! You still have until 7pm tonight to enter the 6th Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge! There is pride at stake. Also prizes. Enter now for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from your favorite independent bookstore! Meanwhile, the publishing world did not grind to a halt for our contest […]
6th SUFPC update!
There are now over 50 paragraphs entered in the 6th Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge! I have much respect for all the brave souls who have entered thus far. If you haven’t entered yet: um why not? Go for it! You have a chance to win a query critique and a $100 gift certificate to […]
ON SALE NOW: 2nd Edition of my guide to writing a novel!
It’s here!! I’m so psyched to announce the publication of the Second Edition of How to Write a Novel: 49 Rules for Writing a Stupendously Awesome Novel That You Will Love Forever! Read the guide that New York Times bestselling author Ransom Riggs called “The best how-to-write-a-novel book I’ve read.” For this new edition, I […]
The 6th Not-quite-as-annual-as-it-used-to-be Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge!!
The first paragraph challenge is back! There are prizes! Are you ready? In order to celebrate the publication of the second edition of How to Write a Novel (preorder now, available tomorrow!!), I’m bringing back the grandaddy of them all, the big kahuna, the one, the only… SIXTH Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge! Is your […]