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Jenny Bourne wrote a new post, Hints & Tips for New Writers #23 2 days, 13 hours ago
Happy 2020! The New Writers Scheme is now full and about to open for manuscript submissions so this month’s Hints & Tips is a special one for NWS writers and those who might be thinking of joining in the f
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Francesca Burgess wrote a new post, January 2020: Competition Monthly 2 days, 20 hours ago
Simultaneous Submissions, Entering Previous Winners and Re-entering Unsuccessful Stories
The importance of reading competition rules has been mentioned several times on this post, and one of the things to look
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jules.wake commented on the post, RNA 60th ANNIVERSARY – HOW TO WRITE ROMANCE – Plotter or Pantser? 4 days, 11 hours ago
I am a complete pantser … I never know from one day to the next what I’ll write. I do try to write lots of notes that act as a plan but then I feel it’s all done and I lose interest.
I submit outlines to my -
Tracy Gow commented on the post, RNA 60th ANNIVERSARY – HOW TO WRITE ROMANCE – Plotter or Pantser? 5 days, 8 hours ago
Interesting to see how everyone’s approach differs. I’m definitely a “plantster” and love Rosanna Ley’s term “comfort blanket” because that’s definitely how I regard my plan. I’m happy to give my characters a bit
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Angela Petch commented on the post, RNA 60th ANNIVERSARY – HOW TO WRITE ROMANCE – Plotter or Pantser? 5 days, 10 hours ago
Wow – your item about plotting is so much help to me at the moment… as I am at the beginning stages of a new novel. So reassuring to know that we are all different and that even multi-published, mainstream
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Christina Koch wrote a new post, RNA 60th ANNIVERSARY – HOW TO WRITE ROMANCE – Plotter or Pantser? 5 days, 20 hours ago
In honour of the RNAs 60th anniversary year, we have put together a special series of blog posts on various aspects of writing romance. These will feature advice and comments from some of our bestselling author
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Eleanor Harkstead wrote a new post, Meet author Caroline Bell Foster 1 week ago
Caroline Bell Foster and Liam Livings are the RNA’s newly appointed Diversity and Inclusion Officers. In this piece, Caroline tells us about her globe-trotting youth and about her writing.
The Early Years
I
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Rhoda Baxter or Jeevani Charika wrote a new post, Sarah Hardy: By The Letter Book Reviews 1 week, 5 days ago
Today’s guest is Sarah Hardy of By The Letter Book Reviews and BotBS Publicity book tours. Happy New Year, Sarah! Welcome to the RNA blog. Please tell us a bit about yourself.
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My name is Sarah Hardy, an avid
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Sheila Riley wrote a new post, New Releases: January 2020 2 weeks, 1 day ago
January Releases 2020
Jill Barry: Home to Misty Mountain
Romance
Ulverscroft Linford Romance
Large Print Paperback
1st January 2020UK-born Hayley Collins is visiting Australia, staying with a friend
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Susan Fisher wrote a new post, Ask an Industry Expert: Hattie Grunewald 1 month ago
Today I’m delighted to welcome Hattie Grunewald, former agent with Blake Friedman, now an agent with The Blair Partnership.
Hello and welcome, Hattie. First of all, many congratulations on being short-listed f
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Eleanor Harkstead wrote a new post, Claire Wade: "once I start writing I forget everything else exists" 1 month ago
Claire Wade’s debut The Choice, winner of The Good Housekeeping Novel Competition, is published on 26th December. Claire popped round to talk about NaNoWriMo, dystopias, writing competitions and the “what if”
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Francesca Burgess wrote a new post, December 2019: Competition Monthly 1 month, 1 week ago
Some photographs to inspire those competition entries
It’s nearly Christmas, so not long to a brand new year – and a brand new decade. Perhaps among your new year’s resolutions will be one to enter more
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Jenny Bourne wrote a new post, Hints & Tips for New Writers #22 1 month, 1 week ago
For the last Hints & Tips blog of the year I’m going with some classic advice – to read. I know it’s kind of a cliché, but I really and truly believe it’s the best way to learn how to write. Whenever I get
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Rhoda Baxter or Jeevani Charika wrote a new post, Laura Parish: Novel Kicks 1 month, 1 week ago
Today’s guest is Laura Parish from Novel Kicks. Hi Laura, welcome to the RNA blog. While I go put the kettle on, why don’t you start off by telling us a bit about yourself
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I’m Laura. I am a member of the RNA N
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Eleanor Harkstead wrote a new post, Liam Livings considers compassion and inclusivity 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Liam Livings, the RNA’s diversity and inclusion officer, offers some thoughts on a few topics that have been on his mind, and how they affect why and what he writes.
Compassion
Compassion means inclusivity.
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Sheila Riley wrote a new post, New Releases: December 2019 1 month, 3 weeks ago
DECEMBER RELEASES
Margaret Mounsdon: Castle of Flowers
Mystery Romance
Linford Romance Library
Paperback
01 December 2019What exactly did the powerful Vicente family do to Evie Qu
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Eleanor Harkstead wrote a new post, Meet the #UKRomChat team 1 month, 3 weeks ago
If you’re on Twitter on Monday evenings, you may well have seen #UKRomChat. We had a chat with Jeanna and the two Lucys who are the team behind it to find out more.
So who’s behind #UKRomChat?
Jeanna: #
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Eleanor Harkstead wrote a new post, Liam Livings considers language and diversity 2 months ago
Liam Livings, the RNA’s diversity and inclusion officer, offers some thoughts on a few topics that have been on his mind, and how they affect why and what he writes.
Language moves on
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Susan Fisher wrote a new post, Ask an industry expert: Clare Wallace 2 months, 1 week ago
Today I’m delighted to welcome Clare Wallace, Literary Agent with Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency.
Hello and welcome, Clare. First of all, many congratulations that one of your authors was s
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Ruby Moone wrote a new post, Sue Moorcroft: Let it Snow 2 months, 1 week ago
I’m delighted to welcome Sue Moorcroft to the blog today to talk to us about her wonderful new book, Let it Snow.
This Christmas, the villagers of Middledip are off on a very Swiss adventure
Family means
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