Honno, Independent Women’s Press By Judith Barrow

...the Press and its titles have garnered many awards including Wales Book of the Year I was first published by Honno over twelve years with the first of my trilogy:...

Caroline Day – Hope Nicely’s Lessons For Life

...real in my head, I realised that this would give meaning to her story. FASD is a lifelong neuro-developmental condition caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. It will impact different individuals...

Hodder & Stoughton Announce The Takeaway Girl As Winner Of Love At First Line Writing Prize

...year. She has received several accolades already including reaching the final of Funny Women ’22 as well as being a semi-finalist in British Comedian of the Year 2022. She was...

Jane Wenham-jones Award For Romantic Comedy Category

...is a love letter to my family and my community. Many of the big parties described are inspired by real-life events I’ve attended! Although I fictionalised these events, I wanted...

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

...can’t … You can’t get precious. But no one is infallible. If there is something that you KNOW is essential and they want it ripped out, you have to stand...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #21

...dead ends which stop our crazy brains dead in their tracks. Some call this writer’s block, because you literally cannot move on. The engine of your story has died and...

New Releases: October 2018

...Eleanor Harkstead: The Captain’s Ghostly Gamble Paranormal romcom short story Prideebook 11th September 2018 When a ghostly dandy and his roguish companion try their hand at matchmaking, things definitely go...

Ask An Industry Expert: Liz Gardner

...done on that front. If you consciously go out of your way to provide cultural diversity in your stock, I feel you’re already doing it wrong. I have never thought...

In Italy for Love

...can go home with her tail between her legs. Heading for the farthest-flung corner of the country, the autonomous region of Friuli, in all its autumnal beauty, new friends on...

Liam Livings: “romance Is A Little Parcel Of Happiness”

...it all, lose it all, and then get it all back again. Category romances – Penny Jordan, Carol Marinelli, Sharon Kendrick, Liz Fielding, Annie O’Neil. I always used to turn...

New Releases: October 2021

...the Mersey Dockside Series published by Boldwood Books and is represented by Felicity Trew/ Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency. Sheila has been a member of the RNA since 2003. Newsletter sign...

Julia Ibbotson Tells Us About Her Self-published Time-slip Novels

...read, Barbara Erskine’s Lady of Hay. How do you incorporate your research into your novels? What is your favourite part of research? Are there any dangers of research that you’ve...