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...romantic novels? The RNA welcomes unpublished writers of romantic fiction in all genres into its unique New Writers’ Scheme. Find out more Looking for advice from industry professionals? From hints...

Refer a Friend Campaign

...in our Facebook group. Please note that the usual Ts&Cs apply. Entrants must be over 18, must be members of the RNA to enter and there is no cash alternative...

October 2020: Competition Monthly

...Written as correspondence of some kind, 1,500 – 1,700 words Prizes: £200 / £50 Closing date: 15 December 2020 Entry: £6 / £4 subscribers Details Arkbound Writing Competition Theme: ‘Hope’,...

The Forgotten Village

Dorothy Koomson

Sarah Wendell: Smart Bitches Trashy Books

...genres contain both internal and external conflict, characters who evolve as real and thoughtful people who aren’t perfect, and an underlying optimism that reaches a happy ever after. Is there...

The Authenticity Project

Book Marketing with Heart & Creativity

...awkward or even ‘selling out’. We can also have preconceived ideas about what marketing should look like – polished and professional, oozing with confidence and dare we say it, maybe...

Bobby’s War

Ask An Industry Expert: Becci Mansell

...everything should be commercial really! Commercial fiction can be a very broad and all-encompassing term! At Avon, we publish a wide range of fiction that spans the largest commercial genres,...

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

...reader in that period? “I always try to do it by whatever means I can,” says Dinah Jefferies, “using all the senses, lots of historical detail, but also wholly credible...

The House by the Sea