Notes from the Armchair #5
By Laura Zats Congratulations, everyone! You made it! You have survived NaNoWriMo 2013. And you have hung around with us in the meantime, waiting to see…
By Laura Zats Congratulations, everyone! You made it! You have survived NaNoWriMo 2013. And you have hung around with us in the meantime, waiting to see…
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…
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…
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…
By Jennie Goloboy I can’t say this often enough—you really should be a member of a writer’s workshop. Not only will you get a sense of what…
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.…
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…
By Jennie Goloboy Love triangles are an old idea—so how do you make sure that your version of a love triangle is engaging to your readers? 1.…
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…
By Laura Zats Ok guys, I’m going to have some realtalk with you today. It’s a BAD IDEA to throw your query letter at a bunch…