Vicky Walklate – Sacrifice

...few years earlier. Originally, the story I came up with was urban fantasy with romantic elements. As the outline and first few chapters evolved, it changed to portal fantasy, then...

Ask An Industry Expert: Donna Hillyer

...about what you can do differently to other authors within those parameters.   Can you identify any current trends in what you think agents and publishers will be looking for...

Ask An Industry Expert: Madeleine Milburn

...you get any!) what was the last published book you read which you really enjoyed and why? Normal People by Sally Rooney because I became mesmerised by her characters, and...

New Releases: October 2020

...Tate: Anything but Easy Contemporary Romantic comedy Ebook and paperback self published, audiobook published by Findaway 13th September 2020     An opposites attract contemporary romance. Kira Murphy, a sexual...

Meet The Contenders For The Books And The City Romantic Comedy Novel Award 2020

...AWFULLY familiar to my real parents. (Especially discussions about watermelons.) Sorry Mum and Dad! How does it feel to be a contender for the Romantic Novel Awards 2020? So incredibly...

New Releases: October 2022

...and brother, newlywed fisherman, Alec Hardy makes a fresh start with his young wife Letty, and moves from Lowestoft to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby. With Alec at sea...

Ask An Industry Expert: Hannah Schofield

...and one that had stolen my heart was The Girl Before You by Nicola Rayner. Nicola called the agency one early day in my tenure and instead of saying, very...

Jessica Thorne  – The Lost Girls Of Foxfield Hall

...actually my ultimate cautionary tale for writers to never give up entirely on a story. I originally wrote it a few years ago as a YA fantasy along the lines...

LoRNA Cook – The Dressmaker’s Secret

...your dual-timeline novels? Do you start by writing each story separately and then find moments where they weave together, or are you writing them in tandem from the first day...

Natalie Kleinman. The Reluctant Bride

...him from his portrayal by Rupert Penry-Jones in the made for television 2007 version. If you’ve seen it you know exactly what I mean. If you haven’t – do. What...

Liz Fenwick: The Path To The Sea

...book? Can you tell us a little about it? When my mother-in-law passed away seventeen years ago, I was given a notebook of hers stuffed with recipes cut from newspapers....

RNA Industry Awards: Finalists For The Inclusion Award 2023

...Winter Party and Industry Awards ceremony, which is being held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London City, 8-14 Cooper’s Row, London EC3N 2BQ, on Monday 13th November 2023 at 6.30pm....