Sharon Whitehouse – Finalist In The Library Or Librarian Of The Year Category

...working for Dudley Libraries at various libraries in the borough for 37 years. Currently, she is the Library Manager for Dudley and Gornal libraries. She loves her role and is...

The Last Train From Paris By Juliet Greenwood

...in love with the idea, wrote it, and submitted it to Honno, a small Welsh Women’s Press, based in Aberystwyth. It wasn’t accepted, but I was given the opportunity to...

The Keeper – Diane Saxon

...the sort of person who if I see something peculiar in the woods, I won’t run away and report it, I’ll get a stick and poke it to see what...

Single All The Way – Karen King

...but soon get captivated and involved in all the festivities. What is Christmas like in Spain and how does it differ to when you lived in Cornwall. Do you have...

RNA 60th Anniversary – How To Write Romance – Characters

...adds that “it’s crucial to know whose story it is, and what is actually driving it.” And Rosanna Ley thinks they’re important “because main characters don’t exist in a vacuum...

Romantic Saga Category

...surprise. I hadn’t even known I’d been nominated. I had to read the email several times before it sunk in but after that I felt so excited. The difficult part...

Vicki Leigh Sayer: The Welsh Librarian

...read it in a couple of days, I’ve been known to start and finish books on the same day if I have the time to sit and read. Reading is...

Ann Evans: Hints & Tips For New Writers #6

...that is, feeling about the situation in hand, and the situation concerning this other person. Keeping their temperament consistent is, I think, an important part of making the story believable....

Kate Johnson: Is Your Book Cover Right For Your Readers?

...I read in a lot of genres, so that part isn’t hard! Although it doesn’t always follow, because the genre balance of what I read and write is quite different:...

Nicola Cornick – The Last Daughter

...of the pandemic and then both my parents became ill… The first version I put in to my editor needed to be completely re-written and it was so difficult. I...

Kate Ryder: Summer In A Cornish Cove

...rejection emails started to arrive. I must admit, as each one landed in my inbox I began to lose heart, and that little (unhelpful) voice in my head insisted on...

Ann Evans: Hints & Tips For New Writers #8

...people, the weather, physical obstacles, health issues, problematic situations etc. But if you remember that little saying – opposites attract, it will help your romances to blossom. I thought I’d...