Seeing an actual reader engaged with your book is as rare as an author coherently describing their current work-in-progress. I hope you enjoyed the moment for what it was – a gift that many writers never experience.

Agony Editor: How to cope with editorial notes
Many writers fantasize that they’ll get editorial notes back from their editors that read, “Don’t touch anything! Every word is perfection!” But that never happens.
Agony Editor: When weighing books over your relationship, choose what matters most
As an avid reader, you want to be surrounded by the things you love, but your boyfriend likely didn’t sign up to live inside of a bookstore.

Agony Editor: Keep calm and write on
Writing can be a mysterious process for even the most accomplished writers. Look back on what you may have done wrong with your earlier novels and bring those lessons forward.

Agony Editor: Judging your own book’s cover design – and what to do about it
I’m not clear how much say an author has when it comes to the cover design of their book. What’s the best way to handle this?

Agony Editor: What to do when your writing group is ghosted
All writing groups need a foundation of trust.

Agony Editor: To joke or not to joke
There’s nothing wrong with adding humour to your writing.
Agony Editor: It’s okay to want – yet dread – attention
The best way to handle your internal conflict is to acknowledge it.

Agony Editor: How to minimize risk of book-club bummers
Book clubs are tricky for writers.
Opinion: Implications of the U.S. controlled digital lending decision in Canada remain unclear
Whether the decision against Internet Archive in the U.S. will have a chilling effect on controlled digital lending practices in Canada remains to be seen.