Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award Category

...storm-tossed longship, he little expects to broker a powerful marriage alliance with her. This high-status ice queen is not the comfortable wife the warrior chief is seeking. But maybe the...

The Weekender – Fay Keenan

...and finally settled back in the West. Fay has been writing since she could pick up a pen, and has had several articles published in education magazines, including the English...

Caroline Day – Hope Nicely’s Lessons For Life

...myself to put it all down on the page first – and then revise, but I can’t always resist the temptation to polish as I go along. What was it...

Vicki Beeby – The Ops Room Girls

...you to tell this story? I’ve always loved watching old war films but have always been frustrated that the action mostly centres on men. You would occasionally see women in...

All That We Have Lost

Ann Evans: Hints & Tips #4

...Dialogue reveals the moods of the characters and can set the mood for an entire scene or chapter. And of course, a simple word or sentence can completely change a...

Ann Evans: Hints & Tips For New Writers #15

...the different threads and sub plots. Make sure you haven’t neglected them. See if all the loose threads have been tied up before the climax of the story. Look at...

Ann Evans: Hints & Tips For New Writers #10

...written your best seller – you just haven’t realised it yet. So think about those fine lines, as they might make all the difference. Happy writing everyone and stay safe....

Hints And Tips For New Writers #1

...story, e.g. the characters not realistic, a weak plot, etc., work on these aspects so when you send it off to another publisher, your story won’t have these flaws.  ...

Dark Highland Skies By Lizzie Lamb

...on Amazon. I edit as I go along, starting each morning reading what I’ve written the day before, editing it and then pushing on. That means when the novel’s finished...

Hannah Begbie: On Winning The Joan Hessayon Award

...at the end of the conference, Eileen Ramsay (then Chair), handed my entry back to me in its original envelope. On it she had written: Would have been a contender....

Love In The Time Of Snobbery

...Award in 2020. Phillipa Ashley First of all, it seems strange to even have to answer the question. Why should we need to defend the brilliant novels that are already...