March 2019: Competition Monthly

.../ $300 Closing date: 30 April 2019 Entry: US$18 Details   The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award Theme: Any paranormal or supernatural theme. 1,500 – 10,000 words Prize: US$1,000 /...

R J Gould: Finding The Man In Romance

...and social commentary to describe the tragi-comic journeys of protagonists in search of love, that fundamental need for all of us, male or female. My readers, definitely substantially women, tell...

The French Photographer

Janice Horton Island In The Sun – Hurricane Experience In The Name Of Research!

...weather patterns develop to create a full-scale hurricane. It was during my research that I saw reports of a tropical cyclone alert in the Caribbean Sea. Tropical cyclones can develop...

Jo Lovett – The House Swap

...to explore a Maine island and Central London with Cassie and James. And who doesn’t love an alpaca? What is your writing day like? I have no typical writing day...

Rachel Burton: The Things We Need To Say

...for an interesting insight into how your novel evolved; I do love a story where the couple already have an established relationship. Also, I never knew you were a yoga...

Book announcements

...romantic elements Romantic comedy Romantic suspense Historical Saga Regency Young Adult/Middle Grade Paranormal Fantasy Sci-Fi Other Please specify* Available as (please select)* Hardback Paperback eBook Audio book Large print Author...

Tracy Baines: Debut Novel – The Variety Girls

...all as my brain is so busy working things out. It’s all work in and off itself, it’s all building towards the writing of it. Fathoming lots of things out...

New Releases: July 2020

...    Merryn Allingham: A Tale of Two Sisters Historical Mystery Saga Magna Large Print 1 July When Alice Verinder’s beloved sister Lydia goes missing, Alice boards the Orient Express...

Elaine Everest: From Woolworths To Teashops

...Ghost Garden, the first installment in historical paranormal series The de Chastelaine Chronicles is out now, published by Totally Bound. You can hear Catherine and Eleanor chat about writing on...

Nicola Cornick – The Last Daughter

...obsessed with real life historical mysteries and I’m also fascinated by women from the footnotes of history whose stories either haven’t been told or are only seen through a male...

RNA 60th Anniversary – How To Write Romance – Conflict/emotion/tension!

...great deal to lose if their relationship fails. All this will add to the emotional punch of your writing. The deeper the conflict, the more emotional commitment the characters will...