Annemarie Brear – The Market Stall Girl

...Charles, James, William, etc. I used my family tree to help find names of the period I’m writing in. A lot of the names in my family tree are repeated...

New Releases: September

...Dartmoor 1875. Rose is devoted to only one man, her father, manager at the remote gunpowder mills on the moor. When their circumstances change dramatically, there is only one way...

Clare London: Zest – An Accidental Baker Story

...Accidental Baker very much, and it got a really good response from readers. But of course it was only the get-together, the tantalising hint of what could be. So I...

Ask An Industry Expert: Laura Macdougall

...actively seeking to represent writers across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Luckily, many brilliant LGBTQ+ writers have since submitted to me in the past four years and my list is now about...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #25

...not writing. That’s the plan anyway and right now it makes me feel just a little bit more in control. 4. Don’t worry about word counts (unless you genuinely find...

Timetable

...on the terrace till bedtime. Sunday 11th August 2024 Stream 1 Stream 2 Stream 3 8am-9.30am Breakfast Residential delegates only 9.30am-10.30am Author IT For the Technically Challenged Imogen Martin Tropes...

RNA Industry Awards: Finalists For Agent Of The Year 2023

...really good love story, so these authors are really providing us all with a public service of escapism and enjoyment! To play a small part in spreading these stories is...

New Releases: January 2020

...Benedict is far too focused on hunting for the criminal mastermind known as ‘Flint’ to waste time on a masquerade. Unfortunately, the only way to distract Flint from the net...

Meet The RNA Team – Ella Matthews

...bit may relate to something completely pivotal. In summary – don’t be lazy! Can you tell us what you are working on now? I’ve recently submitted another medieval manuscript to...

Elisabeth Hobbes – How To Write A Convincing Castle

...was white. This discovery led me to change the way Ewan first encounters her and include a fun bit of confusion. It’s probably the strangest meet-cute I’ve written. And finally,...

What Would Jane Austen Do? – Linda Corbett

...characters and the setting for your book? I like names to have some connection or a bit of meaning, if only to amuse myself as I’m writing. Maddy’s surname is...

Juliet Bell: The Other Wife

...pained me that Jane could only have Mr Rochester when he was physically damaged. Not wanting to cause any spoilers, is this something you’ve addressed in The Other Wife. Ah...