Recent content by thelioncub

Yeah. I've tried to read every book out there on mental health problems, and learn about their style, and memoirs especially have been part of my recovery, hence I feel I have a good understanding of what 'sufferers' need. I know what you mean about 'fitting into a formula', and I think my...

Ok. It's not a 'self-help' book in the sense of 'chicken soup for the soul', 'change your life in seven days' or 'how to heal anxiety and depression' etc. But, it's not a kind of me, me, all about me kind of memoir either. Yes, obviously it is based on my experiences, but that is mixed in with...

Thanks for this novella. I should have mentioned I'm not sending the whole MS out, just a four page proposal covering the things you mention, and sample chapters. So far the response has made it difficult to know where to go. A couple of agents said they thought i pitched it brilliantly, but...

Ha! I like the bellybutton stabbing remark! It is intended as a self-help book yes, mostly for those in the same place as I was in, but also for friends and family. The paragraph you have read is merely to put the reader in another person's shoes, as I believe without empathy it is very hard to...

Yeah, I have read it, but whilst struggling through the worst of manic depression, I didn't find Styron very inspiring. I guess mine is aimed more at those going through it, as it offers advice and explanation, without ending with 'and then i took Prozac'. I guess it is very difficult to judge...

I've been reading all the posts here, and I've decided to be brave and ask for some comments on the opening to my non-fiction book about depression and self-harm. The book is more of a memoir aimed at people suffering with depression and/or self-harming, so I wouldn't call myself a writer as...

I've written a non-fiction book about depression and self-harm, but I am really at a loss as to how to get it noticed. I've been submitting to agents, one at a time, only to get rejections (which I know are to be expected) I've been using the Writer's yearbook to find who to submit to, but i...