Hints & Tips For New Writers #22

For the last Hints & Tips blog of the year I’m going with some classic advice – to read. I know it’s kind of a cliché, but I really and...

Claire Wade: “once I Start Writing I Forget Everything Else Exists”

Claire Wade’s debut The Choice, winner of The Good Housekeeping Novel Competition, is published on 26th December. Claire popped round to talk about NaNoWriMo, dystopias, writing competitions and the “what...

December 2019: Competition Monthly

Some photographs to inspire those competition entries It’s nearly Christmas, so not long to a brand new year – and a brand new decade. Perhaps among your new year’s resolutions...

Ask An Industry Expert: Laura Macdougall

Today I’m delighted to welcome Laura Macdougall, Literary Agent with United Agents and the first winner of the RNA’s newly created INCLUSION award. Hello and welcome, Laura. Many congratulations on...

New Releases: January 2020

    Jill Barry: Home to Misty Mountain Romance Ulverscroft Linford Romance Large Print Paperback 1st January 2020 UK-born Hayley Collins is visiting Australia, staying with a friend and looking...

Sarah Hardy: By The Letter Book Reviews

Today’s guest is Sarah Hardy of By The Letter Book Reviews and BotBS Publicity book tours. Happy New Year, Sarah! Welcome to the RNA blog. Please tell us a bit...

New Releases: January 2020

January Releases 2020 Jill Barry: Home to Misty Mountain Romance Ulverscroft Linford Romance Large Print Paperback 1st January 2020 UK-born Hayley Collins is visiting Australia, staying with a friend and...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #23

Happy 2020! The New Writers Scheme is now full and about to open for manuscript submissions so this month’s Hints & Tips is a special one for NWS writers and...

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

In honour of the RNAs 60th anniversary year, we have put together a special series of blog posts on various aspects of writing romance. These will feature advice and comments...

January 2020: Competition Monthly

Simultaneous Submissions, Entering Previous Winners and Re-entering Unsuccessful Stories The importance of reading competition rules has been mentioned several times on this post, and one of the things to look...

Ask An Industry Expert: Anne Williams

Today I’m delighted to welcome Anne Williams, winner of the RNA’s Media Star of the Year Award for 2019. courtesy of MLR Photo Hello and welcome, Anne. Many congratulations on...

New Releases: February 2020

  Alan C. Williams: Lost in the Outback Adventure/Thriller/Romance Large print soft-cover Ulverscroft Linford Romance 1st Feb 2020 Newly qualified teacher Amy Shaw has a lot of adjusting to do...