Historical Romantic Novel Award – Natasha Lester

...is such an act of faith and belief and it’s taught me that sometimes the things that seem impossible do actually happen – that fiction is almost as real as...

Victoria Cooke – Single Mums’ Book Club

...include that in the book because of course, families aren’t perfect. I actually dedicated this book to my children since they inspired it a little. How long did the book...

Lynda R Edwards – Friendship Estate

...BE, then I could really add some context. You see, that book was written in 1835 by my great, great, great grandfather, Bernard Martin Senior. I got chills. From the...

Helen McAlpine – Finalist In The Narrator Of The Year Category

...from Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, in 2001 and since then has worked extensively in theatre, television, radio and voice over. Her recent credits include Peaches and Mama Jones in...

Joan Hessayon Award 2019 – Meet The Contenders 2

...any entanglements with handsome dukes during the course of my studies, the overall experience probably helped inspire the background story for Annabelle. I’ve long been fascinated with women pioneers, because...

Meet The RNA Team – Susan Leona Fisher

...experienced living in several different communities from inner city to rural idyll. Now he’s retired we both enjoy life in the North Yorkshire Dales where we can walk the footpaths...

Disability In Romance: Catherine Miller

...train as a physiotherapist, partly to help get her diagnosed. At seventeen, I had the first hint that I had something wrong when I wasn’t able to see my armpit....

September 2018: Competition Monthly

...set in a real city. 40,000 – 70,000 words Prize: £1,000 plus publication Closing date: 30 November 2018 Entry: Free Details   Fish Short Story Prize Theme: Open. 5,000 words...

Meet The Contenders For The Romantic Saga Awards 2020

...End women who are the inspiration for all my novels. To give you a fuller flavour please click this link and you can see the publicity generated by the book...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #24

...a proper book?   Most romance writers have been asked this question or suffered similar jibes/put-downs/insinuations at some point. Most of us have been insulted, often by family and friends...

Ask An Industry Expert: Debi Alper

...input at all and have always had at least one trusted beta reader. I should also point out that many of the published alumni of the self-edit course also had...

Ask An Industry Expert: Emily Ruston

...these principles? A really important question for the publishing industry as a whole. We have been, and always are, open to hearing all voices. We have ongoing conversations within the...