Notes from the Armchair: The Curious Case of the Comp Title
By Laura Zats Agents. We’re all the same. All of us are sitting behind our computers, yelling into the void, asking for someone to send…
Updates from the Sofa – July 2017
By Dawn Frederick I feel I keep repeating myself in that I never anticipated the type of growth my baby agency would have upon branching out…
Life beyond the “book” – The life of an agent
By Dawn Frederick Life, as we all know, happens. Sometimes it’s due to things in our control, other times not so much. Either way rolling with…
Observations from the Ottoman: Writing is like beach flick
By Stacey Graham Writing is like A 1950s teenage beach flick, except with more flirting and less friendly dolphins. Let me explain: 1. You…
Wisdom from the Writing Desk: Cracking the Code
By Erik Hane Writers are very justifiably concerned with a fundamental question: will my book sell? It’s a question less about the author’s individual work than…
Meet Our 2017 Interns!
By Stacey Graham and Erik Hane Red Sofa is growing so we’re making more room on the couch! We’d like to welcome our summer interns,…
Red Sofa Literary – 2017 updates
By Dawn Frederick So now that an already busy first month to 2017 has passed, it is definitely time for some updates from Red Sofa Literary.…
NaNoWriMo Day #30 – An Author’s Timeline, It Takes Time
By Erin Petti Everyone’s publishing journey is unique so it’s difficult to talk about a “typical” experience or a right way to do things. Here…
NaNoWriMo Day #29 – My Journey to the Center of Publishing, A Surivival Guide
By Kes Trester If you’re a writer, you’ve been there. You go to a gathering of fellow writers, be it a workshop or maybe a local…
NaNoWriMo Day #28 – Gold Stars
By Jilly Gagnon I’ll admit it: I was one of those “where’s my gold star?” kind of kids. Part of it is probably generational—though I’m…
