Survey

For the last 2 months we have been asking you what new writers need.

The survey questions asked you to assess various options so there is no right or wrong answer. To get the best from the 100+ replies, each one was analysed and a pattern quickly emerged. For every question, one or two options were significantly more popular than others.  Read more

The survey we conducted during the last quarter of 2005 looked at the future of self-publishing and attitudes towards it. There was a mix of quantitative and qualitative questions. The quantitative results have a semblance of statistical certainty but the opinions and essays provided by you give an informative and intimate view of how writers see self-publishing.  Read more

The results of previous surveys

Writing habit
Reading habits
Motivation to write
What new writers need
Getting a publishing deal   Read more

The gate-keepers: how to get through to publishers and agents

‘publishing is like an impregnable mountain fortress that has to be broken into by force’

'not to dismiss specialised manuscripts out of hand.'

‘Publishers are unapproachable, and literary agents appear so overworked.’

'an email address for query letters, summaries'  Read more