Kate Ryder: Summer In A Cornish Cove

...and quietly in a ramshackle clifftop bungalow on the wild and untamed Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall. Not only is she a hugely talented artist – as yet undiscovered – but...

Lynn Johnson – The Potteries Girls On The Home Front

...now lives in Orkney with her husband and a quantity of cats.     To Purchase Amazon: amzn.to/3llaSTH Kobo: bit.ly/3Pt2nJD Apple: apple.co/3sGZM4T Hive: bit.ly/3aRh2OU Website: www.lynnjohnsonauthor.com Twitter: @lynnjohnsonjots Facebook: LynnJohnsonauthor...

RNA Conference 2018: Meet The Industry Professionals – Laura Gerrard

...and teenagers obviously speak differently to how adults speak. Brilliantly written dialogue can really bring characters to life so speaking the lines out loud when you’re writing and editing helps...

Judy Leigh – The Old Girls’ Network

...beginning to feel comfortable with. It normally takes me about twelve to sixteen weeks to write a novel, usually completing a chapter a day and an early edit of the...

Ann Evans: Hints & Tips For New Writers #8

...want them to be opposites? I’d say in practically any way possible. He’s a serious workaholic, no time for play – obviously due to some major factor in his past...

Finalists: Shorter Romantic Novel Award 2024

...in any time period. Louise Allen for Becoming the Earl’s Convenient Wife: I am thrilled to be shortlisted for the RoNAs. Romantic fiction is hugely popular and richly diverse and...

RNA 60th Anniversary – How To Write Romance – Conflict/emotion/tension!

...from being totally relaxed with each other, totally committed to each other, totally in love with each other.” She adds, “Without conflict, you won’t have a story. Your hero and...

Top tips for a brilliant author newsletter by Anna Caig

...better. Bitesize chunks of information, easily consumable in a user-friendly format, are appreciated by readers at a time when inboxes are bulging. It’s important to provide value with your mailing...

Meet The Contenders For The Books And The City Romantic Comedy Novel Award 2020

...AWFULLY familiar to my real parents. (Especially discussions about watermelons.) Sorry Mum and Dad! How does it feel to be a contender for the Romantic Novel Awards 2020? So incredibly...

Ask An Industry Expert: Hannah Schofield

...them wants to buy it, an auction will happen! Each agent handles these slightly differently, but the publishers are invited to bid competitively (usually by increasing the advance and/or improving...

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#IndieApril Author Spotlight: Audrey Harrison

...what is happening. I will do admin (never enough to fully catch-up) and a little marketing (nowhere near enough!) and then in late morning/early afternoon I am either writing or...