Sheila Norton – Winter At Cliff’s End Cottage

...with for the previous seven novels) decided to stop publishing fiction. So I was left without a publisher, but fortunately my agent Juliet sent out Winter at Cliff’s End Cottage...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #7

...where you want your story to go. Even if you delete a paragraph or an entire chapter (been there) you are still exploring possibilities. Oh, and if I could give...

New Releases: August 2021

...Tree Farm? – or does his arrival signal a second lease of life, and not just for Nessa’s business?             Annie Burrows: A Scandal at...

Mandy Baggot: Desperately Seeking Summer

...both joined the RNA. I have seen her career rise from self-publication, to authors such as Harper Impulse and Bookouture, to where she is published at present with Ebury. I’m...

The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award

...paranormal, timeslip (in which a character moves between time periods), time travel novels and books with ‘ghostly’ elements. Current holder I Let You Fall Sara Downing Quilla Books (TCK Publishing)...

Janice Horton Island In The Sun – Hurricane Experience In The Name Of Research!

...nest in Scotland UK along with almost everything they owned and set off to travel the world. Since then they have been travelling full-time and have explored over 50 countries,...

Jo Lovett – The House Swap

...views and the occasional farmyard animal, seeks super swanky Central London penthouse overlooking Holland Park, complete with concierge service and spurned ex-lovers… When thirty-somethings Cassie and James find each other...

RNA Joan Hessayon Award Contender: Julie Haworth – Always By Your Side

...contract. I’d also like to say a big thank you to my wonderful publisher, Simon & Schuster UK, for all their encouragement and support.’ Melissa Oliver, the RNA Joan Hessayon...

Jan Baynham – Her Sister’s Secret

...read all of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five and Secret Seven series. I can also remember loving Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. The character of Jo appealed to me and I...

A. L. Lester – The Fog Of War

...to reading the book! About the Author Ally Lester writes queer, paranormal, historical, romantic suspen*]}*se and lives in the South West of England with Mr AL, two children, Morris the...

Rachel Brimble: A Filled Page Is Always Better To Perfect Than A Blank One

...inspiration behind your writing and has your career evolved how you had anticipated back then? I’ve wanted to write books since I discovered Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven series when I...

Ask An Industry Expert – Jm Snyder

...almost imperative for an author to have social media of some type. Unless you’re JK Rowling or Stephen King, you aren’t going to sell many books on your name alone....