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…
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…
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…
This weekend is the 2010 Midwinter ALA Meeting for the American Library Association. It is the place to be, should anyone be able to go to Boston. The Newberry, Caldecott,…
One of the reasons I love being an agent is that my roots come from the “front lines.” I remember starting my first bookstore job, loving…
I am going to simply post the link and HIGHLY encourage you to read this. This blog, and the thesis it refers to, hits the figurative…
I know I’m not the only person who finds it difficult to keep up with all the reading that’s required in my publishing life, while taking…
Over the last decade, even the last 50 years, books have evolved from the straight-up literary work or work of non-fiction, into to a complex set…
While in graduate school, the major focus of my working thesis was children’s electronic books. At the time, there was a new surge in school libraries,…
“From: Robert Brewer, Writer’s Market Subject: Call for Submissions–2011 Writer’s Market! Accepting article pitches for 2011 Writer’s Market until September 1, 2009. In body of e-mail,…
Rejections are a normal part of the industry. It happens during the search for an agent, as well as during the general publisher submission process (once the agent is…