Q :   I know that agents and editors look for writers who have strong voices, but I’m having trouble finding mine.  Any advice? A :   It’s true. Editors, agents, publishers and, above all, readers do respond most to a writer with a great voice. Voice is what gives writing energy, authenticity, it animates the narrator [...]

Every day legions of writers and wannabes trek over to literary agent Nathan Bransford’s blog for a dose of some of the smartest, most honest, entertaining and generous advice on the book business I’ve seen online. Leading the charge Bransford, 28, an agent since 2005 with the venerable Curtis Brown Ltd with offices in San [...]

Are you an author who’d rather spend time with your fictional creations than with a real significant somebody who’s waiting in the next room? Are you in love with your characters? An intimate relationship As an editor, I know how emotionally involved authors become with the people in their books.  A story is always more [...]