Hints & Tips For New Writers #8

...library talk by the novelist Louise Beech and what she said on the subject really inspired me. Her story proves that persistence really can pay off. So I asked her...

An Interview With Sharon Maas

...knew that Alsace had been deeply involved in the war, but I knew very little about what actually happened. I wanted to know. So, again: love and curiosity. Not only...

New Releases: October 2023

...by Boldwood Books and is currently working on her second novel in the Beamer Street series published in spring 2024. https://sheilawriter.co.uk http://my-writing-ladder.blogspot.co.uk/ bit.ly/SheilaRileyNewsletter All enquiries to Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency...

Peter Jones: Book Titles And Why I Hate Them

...departmental store and probably isn’t the same guy you’ve seen on the TV show Dragons’ Den. Over to you Peter… So. Book titles… I hate them! Specifically, fiction book titles....

Jane Kemp: Woman’s Weekly

...Are you planning any changes to the Woman’s Weekly Fiction Specials? From July onwards the Woman’s Weekly Fiction Special will have a monthly Book Club, sharing a selection of our...

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

...a book with more than three, I am very likely to give up. One always leaves a little bit of one’s heart behind with every character, so if there are...

Carol Maclean – Jeannie’s War

...was essentially already writing short ‘sagas’ I began to focus in on the historical family saga genre. After a couple of false starts, Jeannie’s War was written and I sent...

Penny Hampson – The Unquiet Spirit

...godmother’s house in Cornwall. To say that things don’t go smoothly is a bit of an understatement. But this is not just about Kate; with the discovery of a hidden...

Audrey Harrison – Lady Edith’s Lonely Heart

...about it? Lady Edith’s Lonely Heart is based around the Lonely Hearts’ Advertisements which appeared in The Times newspaper. I write Regency Romance, which we all know will have a...

Caroline Day – Hope Nicely’s Lessons For Life

...About Hope Nicely’s Lessons for Life Hope Nicely hasn’t had an easy life. But she’s happy enough living at 23 Station Close with her mum, Jenny Nicely, and loves her...

Mary Smith: Chick Lit Shop Blog

...community has really helped me overcome my natural shyness & I am learning so much from all these talented authors. Consider me permanently “star-struck”!     You used to have...

Katie Fforde, The RNA And Me

...a party now would look very different. Then the members were mostly more conventional looking and a bit older than I was. But I soon met a group of younger...