May 2019: Competition Monthly

...will only contact you if you’re shortlisted or placed. I also keep a paper system. This is an exercise book set out by story, which allows me to see exactly...

Ruby Basu – Baby Surprise For The Millionaire

...wouldn’t be a published author now without the RNA. What does your writing ritual look like? Is it rigid or relaxed? Very relaxed. I don’t really have a ritual. The...

Imogen Martin: Joan Hessayon Award Contender 2024

...year are not only a testament to the success of the scheme but also to the enduring appeal of the romance genre. Well done to all of you.’ RNA Chair,...

Kristina Thornton: Joan Hessayon Award Contender 2024

...not only a testament to the success of the scheme but also to the enduring appeal of the romance genre. Well done to all of you.’ RNA Chair, Jean Fullerton,...

Lily Joseph: Joan Hessayon Award Contender 2024

...the enduring appeal of the romance genre. Well done to all of you.’ RNA Chair, Jean Fullerton, added, ‘Congratulations to all of the 2024 contenders for the RNA Joan Hessayon...

Elisabeth Hobbes – How To Write A Convincing Castle

...something along the lines of one of the many castles we’re all familiar with. We knew our castle needed to be close to the sea on a spit of land...

Julia Ibbotson Tells Us About Her Self-published Time-slip Novels

...general research topics in different files online and in physical boxes as appropriate (eg archaeological procedure and evidence) which I add to or change as necessary. But then I find...

Meet The RNA Team – Janet Gover

...goal of publication. There are times when it gobbles up a lot of my time – especially when so many submissions arrive in the last week of August **gives NWS...

Jessica Redland – All You Need Is Love:

...life breathed into them last year but the final two will be re-released this year, this being the first of those. This is the story of Jemma and Sam who,...

April 2018: Competition Monthly

...of making sure I follow all the rules of a competition, is to print them up. I read them several times then underline them if they’re all in one paragraph....

Ask An Industry Expert: Alice Lutyens

...fitting us into your busy schedule, Alice. It’s been so interesting to hear from you. For more about Alice see: https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/agent/alice-lutyens * Alice was talking with Susan Leona Fisher (www.SLFisherAuthor.co.uk)...

Florence Keeling – A Little In Love

...and @LilyMaeWalters1 for children’s books       Purchase Links: Amazon – http://spr.ly/6017HlFpb Apple – https://books.apple.com/gb/book/a-little-in-love/id1556074813 Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/a-little-in-love-5 Books and the City – http://booksandthecity.co.uk/little-love/   Florence was talking to...