And Then There Were Seven
By Dawn Frederick I’ve been hinting that it has been one heck of a busy year already (and it’s only the 13th for goodness sakes).Part of…
Starting the New Year with a New Agent
By Dawn Frederick As Jennie and Laura will confirm, every time something new and exciting happens, I’m always taken by surprise; as Red Sofa has been a…
#TeamRedSofa Post: Serving History or Serving the Story – Writing Historical Fantasy
By Sonia Halbach In its simplest form, a historical fantasy novel is a fantasy story that is set sometime in the past. But when I started…
NaNoWriMo Day #22 – Six Mistakes I Made Writing Nonfiction Book Proposals—and How You Can Learn From Them
By Chuck Sambuchino Whether I’m trying to sell a writing reference book or a humor book, the key selling tool for me to get my work…
NaNoWriMo Day #5 – Five Don’ts of the Writing Work Space
By Christina Struyk-Bonn My agent asked me recently to write about the writing work space for the agency blog. I thought, sure I can write about…
Writers, with a capital W
By Kes Trester There is a magical place in Austin, TX known as The Writing Barn. A former stable, it is now home to a lazy…
September 12th – KidLit College with Stacey Graham
By Dawn Frederick Sending greetings from the Red Sofa! It has been one of our agency’s busiest summers to date, and I”m grateful that this is…
The Swamps of Creation with Laura Zats Part 2
The Chicago Manual of Style, AKA How to Make Me Love You Some of you may not know this, but I got my start in publishing…
Dan Koboldt Guest Stars Today!
Research in Writing Few things throw a reader out of a story faster than a detail that the author got wrong. Whether it’s a misused medical…
Let’s talk about agency contracts
by Dawn Frederick A common question when we’re wooing a new author for “Team Red Sofa” regards the agency contract. Even the mere existence of it…
