S is for Salt: A Cover Reveal Extravaganza
By Laura Zats Hello, Everyone! Today, Red Sofa is taking a break from our scheduled NaNoWriMo rants and raves and tips to talk about something new…
K is for Kryptonite
By Dawn Frederick There’s nothing more exciting than being inspired. Being inspired to write a book, let alone create new worlds and characters is the…
E is for Empathy
By Dawn Frederick “Empathy: The imaginative projection into another’s feelings, a state of total identification with another’s situation, condition, and thoughts. The action of understanding, being aware…
B is for Beta Reader
By Dawn Frederick Imagine wearing the figurative agent hat and reading thousands of queries in a year, let alone the materials resulting from those queries. Oftentimes…
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…
Good Query Practice – Choose a Book, Stay With It
By Dawn Frederick As an agent, it’s my goal to have a long-term partnership with any of my authors. It’s not only the idea that matters,…
The Red Sofa Chats – Michele Wells
It’s hard to explain how excited I get with each new installment! So many smart and interesting individuals have already participated, to which I find myself fortunate to include Michele Wells…
School’s ready, but is your book ready for the Fall?
The clothes, books, and other random items have been purchased for the children. Classes are confirmed, teachers have been met, and the after-school schedule has been…
Embracing the query process
One of the many benefits of the MN Publishing Tweet Up is a chance for bookish, publishing, and writerly types to interact in the most casual of…
