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…
Notes from the Armchair #2
By Laura Zats I have a confession to make… When I started working with Red Sofa Literary, just a few short months ago, I was terrified…
Notes from the Armchair #1
By Laura Zats When thinking about the Red Sofa Chats this blog posts, I’m always reminded of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s series of Fireside Chats during the…
Publishing is not a “We vs. Them” mentality
It’s that time of the year when I feel the need to get on the soapbox and give a direct, but gentle nudge. As the Fall…
My favorite aspects of being an agent
There are several pivotal moments when it’s highly evident, I love, love, love my job. Being a literary agent requires an ability to multi-task, thinking about the bigger picture…
Exciting things on the horizon!
It was one of those weeks. Way too much to do, a bout with a nasty head cold (that is still around sadly), and lots of…
Some “Agency” Math
Following Kathleen Ortiz’s blog today (fantastic!), as well yet another turned down query (that the author refused to accept afterwards), I feel it’s time for some “agency” math. …
Now that I’ve requested your chapters. . .
It’s time to move to the “why I liked my authors’ writing” segment. This is the BEST part of the agenting process, reading a potential project that…
Basic Etiquette to Use with Agents
A fellow agent, Rachelle Gardner, recently posted a fantastic blog, “The Top Ten Query Mistakes.” She reiterated many things that most agents have said (including myself)…
Shared Reading
What a fun and interesting week of blogs and “reads!” Instead of commentating on all of them, here are a few of the articles themselves –…
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