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…
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…
W is for Writer’s Workshops
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…
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…
T is for Triangle
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.…
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…
R is for Representative Categories
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…
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