Meet our new Agony Aunt
It can be tough out there for a fledgling writer, publisher or editor. Fear not, the Seizure Agony Aunt is here to help. Send in your questions and our Agony Aunt will offer you honest and balanced...
View ArticleAgony Aunt – I’m Listening
Dear Agony Aunt, I’m keen to get feedback on my writing but can’t seem to find people who can give me good notes. What’s the best way to find good advice? I’m Listening
View ArticleAgony Aunt – Red Pen Wary
Dear Agony Aunt, I’m really excited to have had a story accepted by a literary journal, but the editor has just sent the story back to me with quite a few changes and I’m not happy with all of them....
View ArticleAgony Aunt – Journal Jeopardy
Dear Agony Aunt, Your last column addressed someone working with a journal editor on their story, but I’m not even at that stage. I’ve written a number of short stories and I’m trying to find a...
View ArticleAgony Aunt – Pantry Procrastination
Dear Agony Aunt, I’m 9,000 words into my novel and I’m stuck. I have the whole thing planned but I’ve just lost the plot, so to speak. I haven’t written anything for a few weeks now…I’m a...
View ArticleAgony Aunt – Garage Graveyard
Dear Agony Aunt, I spent 18 months of my life interviewing, photographing, writing, designing, laying out, producing (and having professionally printed in China), living and breathing a hard cover...
View ArticleAgony Aunt – Shelf Snubbed
Dear Agony Aunt, My local bookshop isn’t getting behind my book, which I find really disappointing. I’ve approached them a couple of times and it’s still not on the shelf. How do I get their support?...
View ArticleAgony Aunt – Friendly Fan
Dear Agony Aunt, My friend just had their debut novel published. This is obviously a huge accomplishment, and I’m wondering about the best way to support them, because the book is really very good...
View ArticleAgony Aunt – Self-Published Santa
Dear Agony Aunt, Can I give my book as a Christmas gift to family and friends? - Self-Published Santa
View ArticleAgony Aunt – First-Time Freelancer
Dear Agony Aunt, I’ve had a story published for the first time ever. It was awesome to see my name in print…and for the fact that they paid me to do it! However, now I need to invoice and I want to...
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