The Stormy Seas of Ill-Concieved Querying with Jennie Goloboy Part 1
The Vanity Press Sinkhole I recently received one of those queries that really break my heart. The author paid a large sum of money to get…
The Stormy Seas of Ill Conceived Querying with Dawn Frederick Part 1
The Directionless Query Now that we’ve reached the seas of ill-conceived querying, it becomes evident that one of the reasons for this challenge is the lack…
The White Cliffs of Ambition with Laura Zats Part 2
Being Part of the Writing Community I’ve said a few times on Twitter that one of the worst things I see in queries is this…
The White Cliffs of Ambition with Laura Zats Part 1
The Voice No matter how wonderful an idea is, whether or not I offer representation always comes down to one thing: the voice. I have authors…
The White Cliffs of Ambition with Jennie Goloboy Part 1
A Good Day In The Inbox Every time I open my Red Sofa inbox, I have the same thought in my head: “Please let one of…
The White Cliffs of Ambition with Dawn Frederick – Part 1
Query Letters that Win The life of an agent constantly revolves around the email inbox. We have a love/hate relationship with the inbox, as it can…
The Dreaded Query Letter
By Melissa Seymour, Spring 2014 intern This past semester I had the pleasure of interning for Red Sofa Literary. I learned so much and had the…
Letters from the Love Seat: Fiction and Group Decisions
We’re excited to announce that Jennie is now going to be sharing regular posts in our series Letters from the Love Seat. This is our first…
U is for Unique
By Dawn Frederick A good way to make an agent’s eye twitch is to claim one’s book is unique in a query, especially when there is already…
Notes from the Armchair #3
By Laura Zats Some rejections are easy. When a writer sends us a half-cocked query with a ton of typos that doesn’t make sense? Turned…
