We all know him from his first line contests. And his first paragraph contests. We at the Book Roast would like to start the rumor, here and now, that Agent Nathan Bransford is going to have his first ever first word contest.That's right. You get one word. Email him your one-word query between now and midnight, February 31, for a chance to win the statue in the photo.
Okay, okay. Seriously, when we asked Nathan if he'd participate in an agent roast, he was more than gracious and forthcoming. Thank you, Nathan!!
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INTERVIEW AT THE GRILL:
1) Other than addressing you as “Nate Dawg,” in a query letter, what’s a good way of getting your attention?
“Hey you!!” or “Fire!!” or “OMG, THE KINGS JUST TRADED FOR LEBRON JAMES AND DWIGHT HOWARD!!!!”
That would definitely get my attention.
2) A haiku about your last contest, please:
Entries coming in
Don’t think I’m going to make it
Vacation time please?
3) What’s the first blog you read each day?
Whatever pops into my Google Reader first.
4) A potential client meets you for lunch. She’s wearing her Bransford T-Shirt. As she sits down she pulls out two bottles of Bransford beer from her purse. What do you do?
Secretly text my wife to meet me there. Then we’ll steal the beer, distract the potential client with a fake book contract, and stop a criminal from robbing the register. All in a day’s work, kids. All in a day’s work.
5) Which character on “Gilligan’s Island” is most deserved of a separate series?
Um, let’s see. There’s Gilligan, the Professor and…. Two women, right? Three? Wasn’t there a little guy who said, “Da plane?” Sorry, never really watched it. I think there were some Nick at Night reruns when I was a kid though.
6) Can you surf?
Ha. I’m a farmboy. Don’t know where that rumor got started. Although in my hometown people have been known to water ski in canals behind a pickup truck. I wish I were kidding.
7) How did you celebrate Festivus this year?
Just like any other family. We aired our grievances, which led to a huge fight that involved the Festivus pole and featured many feats of strength.
8) What do you typically eat for lunch?
Peanut butter and jelly, an apple, and saltine crackers. Got me through elementary school, why stop now?
9) Your recipe for perfect hair, please.
All I know is what I do for my own hair: towel dry and let it do what it pleases. It’s pretty much the opposite of perfect though.
10) What are you reading at the moment?
THE BLACK SWAN by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Hey you!!” or “Fire!!” or “OMG, THE KINGS JUST TRADED FOR LEBRON JAMES AND DWIGHT HOWARD!!!!”
That would definitely get my attention.
2) A haiku about your last contest, please:
Entries coming in
Don’t think I’m going to make it
Vacation time please?
3) What’s the first blog you read each day?
Whatever pops into my Google Reader first.
4) A potential client meets you for lunch. She’s wearing her Bransford T-Shirt. As she sits down she pulls out two bottles of Bransford beer from her purse. What do you do?
Secretly text my wife to meet me there. Then we’ll steal the beer, distract the potential client with a fake book contract, and stop a criminal from robbing the register. All in a day’s work, kids. All in a day’s work.
5) Which character on “Gilligan’s Island” is most deserved of a separate series?
Um, let’s see. There’s Gilligan, the Professor and…. Two women, right? Three? Wasn’t there a little guy who said, “Da plane?” Sorry, never really watched it. I think there were some Nick at Night reruns when I was a kid though.
6) Can you surf?
Ha. I’m a farmboy. Don’t know where that rumor got started. Although in my hometown people have been known to water ski in canals behind a pickup truck. I wish I were kidding.
7) How did you celebrate Festivus this year?
Just like any other family. We aired our grievances, which led to a huge fight that involved the Festivus pole and featured many feats of strength.
8) What do you typically eat for lunch?
Peanut butter and jelly, an apple, and saltine crackers. Got me through elementary school, why stop now?
9) Your recipe for perfect hair, please.
All I know is what I do for my own hair: towel dry and let it do what it pleases. It’s pretty much the opposite of perfect though.
10) What are you reading at the moment?
THE BLACK SWAN by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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