Activities

Jenny Thomas: The Silver Swimmers
Contemporary women’s fiction.
Calon Publishing,
PB or Amazon
22 January 2018
A group of women in their 60’s, still have aspirations, and hopes for new romances, careers and

Today we welcome Mandy Baggot to the blog to talk about her new release, Desperately Seeking Summer. I am honoured to have known Mandy for nearly a decade when we both joined the RNA. I have seen her career

Today we welcome editor, Kate Bradley, to the blog to tell us about her role and what she looks for in submissions.
 

Please could you start by telling us what your current role is and what it involves?

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Entering writing competitions has many benefits, even when you’re in the middle of writing that novel.
Sometimes it can be hard to get a competition entry written when you’re up to your eyeballs in creating a n

The RNA’s annual conference was at Leeds Trinity University from 13th to 15th July. Conference is always a highlight of the year, and today on the blog four attendees are sharing their different experiences of t

Today we welcome Glenda Young to the blog talking about all things sagas, soaps and success. Earlier this year Glenda signed a three-book deal with Hodder Headline, the first of which, Belle of the Back Streets,

This month I’m handing Hints & Tips over to some other writers. I asked on Twitter for people’s best and worst writing advice and then I asked a few of my favourite authors too. So that’s it for me! Over to

This month, I’m delighted to bring you an interview with the amazing Sarah Wendell who runs Smart Bitches Trashy Books, which is one of those rare sites that has built up a strong community around i

Today I am delighted to welcome Janice Horton to the blog. In 2014, as empty-nesters, Janice and her husband set off to explore the Caribbean. In 2015, they returned to the UK only to sell their material

Today, we welcome Sam Eades, Editorial Director for Trapeze, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, with exciting news of a competition open to unpublished authors:
As is the life of an editor, I’ve spent t

Peter Perrin: Grace’s Turmoil.
Contemporary/Seasoned Romance
DevineDestinies.com and Amazon.
eBook and paperback
Available Now
Divorced and emotionally damaged, artist Grace Stollery wants nothing more than

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the past few weeks, we have been hearing from them abo

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the past few weeks, we have been hearing from them abo

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the past few weeks, we have been hearing from them abo

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the past few weeks, we have been hearing from them abo

Today we welcome recent NWS graduate, Kate Ryder, to the blog talking about her debut novel, Summer in a Cornish Cove AND her recent 4-book (wow!) publishing deal with Aria. As a recent graduate myself, I am keen

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the coming weeks, we will be hearing from them abo

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the coming weeks, we will be hearing from them abo

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the coming weeks, we will be hearing from them abo

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the coming weeks, we will be hearing from them abo