February 2021: Competition Monthly

...has been placed or shortlisted in a dozen competitions including Winchester Writers’ Conference, Retreat West, Meridian Writing, Wells Festival Book for Children, Writing Magazine and The People’s Friend serial competition....

Ask An Industry Expert: Charlotte Ellis

...advise our membership how to go about making one? I’m always on the look out for new submissions! Across all of our UK acquired series: Modern, Medical, True Love and...

New Releases: August 2023

...to be the start of quiet season in the sleepy Cornish village of Seal Bay, but not for sexagenarian librarian and wild swimming enthusiast Morwenna Mutton. Because when a local...

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!

...“People worry about internal and external conflict. The best romances are those that have something of both types in them, but the most important element is the internal conflict because...

Ask An Industry Expert: Rhea Kurien

...our sagas, historical, mum-lit and emotional women’s fiction. It’s hard to say exactly when the decision is made to categorise a book into a particular genre, but that decision is...

Flirting With Romance Or Serious Relationship? – Alison Morton

...Connect with Alison on her Roma Nova site: https://alison-morton.com Alison’s writing blog: https://alisonmortonauthor.com Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/AlisonMortonAuthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/alison_morton @alison_morton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisonmortonauthor/ BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/alison-morton Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5783095.Alison_Morton Alison’s Amazon page: http://Author.to/AlisonMortonAmazon...

#IndieApril Author Spotlight: Audrey Harrison

...and demanded their own stories. I also write Paranormal Romantic Cozy Mysteries under the pen name Amelia Hopegood. It has been hard juggling the two names, but it was the...

Catherine Jones: The Little Woodford Series

...at eighteen, I wrote orders, signals, briefing papers, memos and the like; factual stuff. Flights of fancy weren’t encouraged there either. Apart from occasional letters home I didn’t indulge in...

#respectromfic Week: Interview With Amy Richards Of Words & Kisses

...diverse historicals, which I’m excited to see – I’m looking forward to reading The Davenports and KJ Charles’ upcoming The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen. How do you decide which...

Claire McCauley: Joan Hessayon Award Contender 2024

...to secure publishing contracts this year are not only a testament to the success of the scheme but also to the enduring appeal of the romance genre. Well done to...

Hannah Langdon: Joan Hessayon Award Contender 2024

...was always Harriet. Hannah lives in London with her husband, John, and seven-year-old daughter, Rose, both of whom also love books, although neither is exactly Hannah’s target audience. Maybe one...