Sandy Barker – The Dating Game

...insist that she joins next season’s cast, undercover as a Doe – won’t that make her recaps all the spicier?! Abby’s editor, Prue, is all for the idea but Abby...

Sam Eades: Searching For The Next, Great Love Story

...psychological thriller genre. If a character was married, it would be death do them part by the mid-point reveal. That cute person they saw in the coffee shop? Well they...

Janice Horton: The Backpacking Housewife

...decided we should fly away too to somewhere tropical and live our life in flip-flops instead. So, we sold the house and headed West to explore the islands of the...

New Publications: January 2019

JANUARY PUBLICATIONS Louise Allen. The Duke’s Accidental Elopement Historical romance (Regency) Indie ebook December 1st, 2018 He’s a duke, she’s in disgrace and they never meant to elope… Her family...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #5

So, I’ve had a change of plan. I know last month I said I was going to talk about getting started, but looking around, I saw there were already so...

Ask An Industry Expert: Emily Bedford

...appeals to a broad audience, but I have found that there’s not always overlap in readership between general romance and romantic suspense/thriller – not all romance fans want crime, danger...

Rachel Dove: It Takes A Village

...Flirty Fiction Competition 2015, Rachel has now had 5 books published; very impressive in just three years! Her latest release, Nice Guys Finish Lonely, was released with Manatee Books last...

RNA 60th Anniversary – How To Write Romance – Plotter Or Pantser?

...along. New ideas come to me and I change my route. So although I create a roadmap before I begin, I’m flexible while I’m writing.” Rosanna Ley and Elaine Everest...

May 2018: Competition Monthly

...annual prize to anyone this year. Apparently none of the books submitted made the judges laugh out loud. A little sad for all the authors who submitted their already published...

July 2018: Competition Monthly

...West, Cordelia.net, Meridian Writing, Flash a Famous Phrase, Wells Festival and Writing Magazine. She’s had stories and a serial published in magazines worldwide and in three anthologies, including Diamonds and...

January 2021: Competition Monthly

...book? These are all prizes that have been offered in competitions I’ve seen over the last few years. What a writer is prepared to accept for all their hard work...

Joan Hessayon Award 2021 – Meet The Contenders 3

...year’s Joan Hessayon Award. It’s a huge achievement for anyone to secure a publishing contract, but for all budding writers it really is their dream goal. I am beyond delighted...