Rachel Dove: It Takes A Village

Today we welcome Rachel Dove to the blog talking about writing a standalone novel versus a series and her experience of both. Winner of the Prima Magazine Mills & Boon...

May 2018: Competition Monthly

Francesca looks at the different prizes on offer   A few days ago it was announced that the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction will not be awarding the...

Elaine Everest: Wartime At Woolworths

Today we welcome veteran romantic novelist Elaine Everest to the blog talking about her latest release, Wartime at Woolworths. This is Elaine’s fourth novel in the Woolworths’ series and with...

New Releases: June 2018

Jan Jones: A Rational Proposal Historical Romance Ebook Independently published 19 April 2018 When spirited Verity Bowman is left a sizeable legacy by her uncle on condition that she spends...

Hannah Begbie: On Winning The Joan Hessayon Award

Today, we are delighted to welcome Hannah Begbie, the winner of this year’s Joan Hessayon award, to the RNA Blog. Those of us who were able to listen to Hannah’s...

Jane Kemp: Woman’s Weekly

I’m delighted to chat to Jane Kemp who is the Consumer and Lifestyle Editor at Woman’s Weekly magazine, a valuable outlet for short romantic fiction and serials.   Hi Jane,...

RNA Conference 2018: Meet The Industry Professionals – Amy Durant

Welcome to the first in a series of interviews and blog posts we will be publishing in the lead up to this year’s RNA Conference, taking place this year in...

Rachel Burton: The Things We Need To Say

Today we welcome Rachel Burton to the RNA blog, discussing the themes of her second novel, The Things we Need to Say, which was released under HQ Digital last month....

RNA Conference 2018: Meet The Industry Professionals – Kate Nash

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the coming...

RNA Conference 2018: Meet The Industry Professionals – Juliet Pickering

We are very lucky to have a huge number of industry professionals attending the RNA conference in Leeds this year – agents, publishers and editors – and over the coming...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #6

After last month’s blog on physical fitness, I was going to write about mental health, but since this is a short blog and I don’t want to trivialise such a...

Sophie Claire And Melinda Hammond: Authors On The Edge

Today we welcome Sophie Claire and Melinda Hammond to the RNA blog, on behalf of their Hebden Bridge Writing Group, Authors on the Edge. They have recently worked together on...