New Releases: October 2019

    Diane Saxon: The Keeper Psychological Crime Thriller Boldwood Books EBook, Paperback, Large Print, Audio 1st October 2019 ‘Compulsive, addictive and gripping – a truly five star read! Diane...

R J Gould: Finding The Man In Romance

Let’s face it, when it comes to the romance genre, women dominate. Most romance writers are female, as are most readers. Plots commonly centre on the female point of view,...

Blogger Interview: Elaine Brent: Splashes Into Books

Today’s blog interview guest is Elaine from the Splashes Into Books blog. * Hello Elaine, welcome to the RNA blog. Why don’t you kick things off by telling us a...

Heidi Swain – The Christmas Wish List

I’m delighted to welcome Heidi Swain to the Hot Seat today. Heidi’s Christmas story is released today and she’s here to tell us a little more about it. Heidi, what...

Follow Up On The Chase Bookfest

Months of planning came to fruition recently when over 280 commercial fiction authors and readers were united in their love of books, writing and reading at Chase Bookfest, held at...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #20

If I’m going to be honest about writing, I have to admit that last month wasn’t much fun for me. Coming up to a deadline, I felt as though I...

October 2019: Competition Monthly

Francesca looks at point of view in short story entries It’s easy to accidentally switch point of view in the middle of a scene when using third person. This was...

The Keeper – Diane Saxon

  Diane Saxon lives in the Shropshire countryside with her tall, dark, handsome husband, two gorgeous daughters, a Dalmatian, one-eyed kitten, ginger cat, six chickens and a lazy black Labrador...

Single All The Way – Karen King

    I would like to welcome today, Karen King. Karen is a multi-published bestselling author of romance novels, YA and children’s books. She has had eight romantic novels, two...

Ask An Industry Expert: Stuart Gibbon

Today I’m delighted to welcome Stuart Gibbon, who set up the Gib Consultancy in 2014, following a long career in the police force. Hello and welcome, Stuart. First of all,...

The Weekender – Fay Keenan

This week I would like to introduce Fay Keenan. Fay was born in Surrey and raised in Hampshire, before moving to the West Country during the grumpy stage of her...

Liam Livings On Gender And Sexuality

Liam Livings, the RNA’s diversity and inclusion officer, offers some thoughts on a few topics that have been on his mind, and how they affect why and what he writes....