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…
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…
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…
We’re all embroiled in a discussion of e-books vs. printed books, a debate which has many sides and approaches. That is not the topic of today’s…
As many authors have already experienced, the process of earning the title of “published author” requires a specific set of steps and strategic planning. Reading this or…
Obviously I’m an agent. I have my own perspective. Yet on How Publishing Really Works, this question was introduced not too long ago. It’s an interesting…
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…