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…
Required Reading: HOW MUSIC WORKS by David Byrne
By Dawn Frederick I’ve been a long-time fan of the Talking Heads and David Byrne’s individual work for many years. So much that I was ecstatic…
X is for eXcel
By Dawn Frederick This is a warning, OCD Dawn is about to enter the blog post. Yes, we’re going to discuss the computer program Excel and why…
The Lives of Playwrights
Think about the time it takes to write a novel, find an agent, and get it published. Now imagine that time taking possibly 3x longer to…
Required Reading: MAKE YOUR STORY A MOVIE by John Robert Marlow
By Dawn Frederick During the 2013 Madison Writers’ Institute, I had the treat of seeing a panel on books and the film industry; where the panelists…
The Red Sofa Required Reading List is back
Now that Red Sofa Literary is back into the paces, post a busy leap into 2013, it’s time to return to the basics of building a…
Authentic Historical Settings
by Jennie Goloboy Back in the 80’s, Van Halen included a line in their contracts forbidding brown M & M’s backstage. Many years later, David Lee…
Day #27 – Know Your Book’s Category
By Dawn Frederick Here’s a good way to cause brain freeze for some agents (at least mine). Coming to the query process without any idea of…
Day #16 – Writing a Memoir and Agents Who Rep Them
By Dawn Frederick At every single conference attended, there’s inevitably the moment when the agents & editors confirm (within their group) who is seeking memoirs. Why…
Day #8 – To Whom It May Concern
By Dawn Frederick So you’ve written a book and it’s time to begin the query process. You take a friend’s sound advice and research the various print…
