Happy NaNoWriMo!
By Dawn Frederick It’s that time of the year, in which we have 30 days of posts to help inspire our readers during National Novel Writing…
#TeamRedSofa Meet the Author! – April Snellings
By Molly Maguire April Snellings is represented by Stacey Graham and Dawn Frederick. She has worked as a writer on the acclaimed radio drama series Tales…
Time is invaluable – from the agent’s perspective
By Dawn Frederick Every Fall, there’s generally a mad rush in the life of an agent. After anywhere from one to three months of preparation, it’s…
Life beyond the “book” – The life of an agent
By Dawn Frederick Life, as we all know, happens. Sometimes it’s due to things in our control, other times not so much. Either way rolling with…
Z is for Zats
By Dawn Frederick This past June, the brainstorm for the letter “Z” took on a life of its own. What word in writing and literature is associated…
Y is for Years
By Dawn Frederick For anyone starting down the path of publishing, assuming that immediate success will happen is a misconception (to say in the least). Here…
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…
Required Reading–November 2013
By Dawn Frederick Writing a novel in a month is a great exercise of one’s writing muscles. Of course, the next big step is to do the…
V is for Veracity
By Dawn Frederick Veracity is a word that requires action vs. fuzzy words and cloudy thinking. Veracity is defined as being truthful, honest, and accurate.…
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…
