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How to format your manuscript

February 14, 2007 by Nathan Bransford 77 Comments

How to format a manuscript

I have seen a whole lot of manuscripts in my day, and no two manuscripts have ever been formatted the same way. This means I have seen everything from 10 point font single spaced with half inch margins to 24 point double-spaced. So how should you format your manuscript? Here’s the “Author Standard” template for […]

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Filed Under: Nonfiction, Writing Novels Tagged With: How to Write a Novel, publishing industry, writing advice, Writing Resources

The Power of Google

February 13, 2007 by Nathan Bransford 20 Comments

Give yourself a hand. No, I mean it! Give yourself a hand, pat yourself on the back, buy yourself a big cigar (just don’t smoke it around your query letters). If you’re an aspiring writer and you’re reading this blog or Miss Snark’s or the blogs by other agents and your fellow writers it means […]

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Filed Under: Publishing Industry Tagged With: Google, literary agents, publishing industry, Writing Resources

This Week in Publishing 2/9/07

February 9, 2007 by Nathan Bransford 36 Comments

Hello, thanks so much to everyone who has written comments, sent in e-mails and queries, and have otherwise made themselves known this past week. I really appreciate it, and I continue to be amazed at just how many talented people there are out there. I’m going to begin introducing some semi-regular features to the blog […]

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The basic terms of publishing contracts

February 8, 2007 by Nathan Bransford 26 Comments

Here are some of the basic parts of a typical publishing contract. Try not to fall asleep. UPDATED 6/1/19 Territory The territory is a list of countries where a publisher can distribute. There are three basic types of deals for US publishers: US or North America: This gives the publisher exclusive English language control over […]

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Filed Under: Business of Publishing Tagged With: publishing industry, Writing Resources

What’s Going on in the Publishing Industry?

February 7, 2007 by Nathan Bransford 19 Comments

For those of you who think I spend my day in my slippers, sipping bourbon, lazing around reading query letters and manuscripts, I’m afraid you are sadly mistaken. I don’t wear slippers! But in seriousness, I actually do have a job where I have to keep up with industry news, and today I’ve decided to […]

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The difference between YA and adult books

February 6, 2007 by Nathan Bransford 61 Comments

The Difference Between YA and Adult Literature

What’s the difference between young adult literature (“YA”) and adult books? Hint: The important thing is not the protagonist’s age. UPDATED 5/30/19 The rise of the crossover novel After everyone saw how books like Harry Potter and Eragon sent kids and adults alike scurrying to the bookstores in droves, crossover became the new thing all […]

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