Jenny Kane – Spring Blossoms At Mill Grange

...of eclectic artwork and a mishmash of furniture from all historical periods, the fourteen bedroomed house simply exudes happiness. I realise this sounds rather airy-fairy – and yet it’s true....

Glenda Young: Are Sagas A Feminist Issue?

...fantastic traditional Irish custom of Nollaig na mBan – the Women’s Christmas – done in heartwarming, pit village style! All of my novels are standalone books, not a series, and...

Meet The RNA Team – Bella Osborne

...as well as becoming a rescue hedgehog rehabilitator. I am very lucky to have some fabulous contacts who also help me out with a multitude of strange questions. What was...

Book Blogger Interview: Nicola Smith From Short Book And Scribes

...physical books at the moment and ebooks tend to sit forgotten on my Kindle. I don’t tend to review books I haven’t enjoyed but a critical review will always be...

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September 2018: Competition Monthly

...£2,500 for each regional winner. £5,000 for the overall winner. Closing date: 1 November 2018 Entry: Free Details   The Scribble Annual Short Story Competition Theme: ‘Neighbours’. 3,000 words max...

Francesca Capaldi – Hope In The Valleys

...you tell us a little about it? Although Anwen and Idris were the initial focus of the series, in Heartbreak in the Valleys, I found I’d created other characters who...

Victoria Springfield – The Italian Holiday

...structural edits for my second book, also set in Italy. This time the action revolves around a fictional horse riding centre in Tuscany. There’s romance – of course – intrigue,...

Norwegian Author Natalie Normann Talks About Her First Book In English

...show Nordic Romance.   How long did the book take to write? How much re-writing do you normally do? Because I also write historical romance series in Norwegian, I already...

RNA 60th Anniversary – How To Write Romance – Dialogue!

...At that point I go back over what I’ve written, checking all the dialogue.” Almost all the authors agreed that reading dialogue out loud is the best, including Prue Leith...

Lynne Shelby – The Summer Of Taking Chances

...draft, I went through the manuscript again four times in all, re-writing sentences or phrases that didn’t sound right when I read them aloud, and moving paragraphs around, rather than...

New Releases: February 2020

...won’t tell her what happened all those years ago – before her father brought him home to Hambledon Hall?’       Emma S Jackson: The Devil’s Bride Paranormal Romance...