Hints And Tips For New Writers #1

...If you get a rejection letter read it carefully. Undoubtedly, when you glimpse the word unfortunately… that is usually the trigger to switch off and not want to read on....

RNA 60th Anniversary – How To Write Romance – Characters

...characters are obviously a bit pre-ordained and mature very quickly into real people.” But the fictional characters “appear fully formed and talk to each other. I’m just taking it all...

Joan Hessayon Award 2021 – Meet The Contenders 3

...on the list.” Zelah Roberts, Midsummer Man (Totally Entwined) Fiercely independent author Holly Mason meets billionaire Mac Sinclair, and immediately knows he means trouble. But when danger threatens, she is...

UKRomChat Initiative

...to get our work noticed after that initial “HEA” (which isn’t really HEA at all and is, hopefully just the beginning of an author’s story) so it’s really important to...

The Christmas Swap – Sandy Barker

...not only for main characters, but every supporting character, the names of towns, and even names of fictional companies. I’ve even ‘borrowed’ names from friends, family, and former students. But...

Meet The Contenders For The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award 2020

...on the true story of the Heaton family, and it really does have a ghost. How does it feel to be a contender for the Romantic Novel Awards 2020? It...

Sandy Barker – The Dating Game

...in the world of Reality TV.   Follow Sandy: https://twitter.com/sandybarker https://www.facebook.com/sandybarkerauthor https://sandybarker.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sandybarkerauthor/ Purchase links ebook out September 10 Amazon: https://amzn.to/35VNTwx Kobo: https://bit.ly/3ALnM9o Google Play: https://bit.ly/3horQou iBooks: https://apple.co/3xrDPra Print book...

Vicky Walklate – Sacrifice

...Animals of Farthing Wood and many more, too many to list really as I was a voracious reader. I discovered romance – mainly historical – when I was a teenager,...

Suzie Hull – In This Foreign Land

...trick as Charlotte Mursell and another publisher came back fairly quickly in early January 2021. I was sitting on the sofa one evening when I got an email from Charlotte...

Marilyn Rodwell – The Wedding Drums

...wish I had written “To Kill a Mockingbird”. The premise is simple, yet difficult to execute. The author Harper Lee has done it so smoothly and satisfyingly. My only issue...

Ask An Industry Expert: Charlotte Brown

...of audio format during the past few years, especially during lockdown. Personally, I find listening to a skilled narrator really brings a story alive. What are the key differences, if...

Hodder & Stoughton Announce The Takeaway Girl As Winner Of Love At First Line Writing Prize

...Read’, at the 2021 Cheltenham Literary Festival and hosted the 2021 ‘Headliners’ online festival which celebrates the hottest books for the summer. She also hosted the 2021 student radio ‘Amplify...