New Releases: August 2020

...Christmas at Carly’s Cupcakes Contemporary romance Boldwood Books eBook (all platforms), Audio, Paperback, Large Print 13th August 2020 For Carly, the owner of Carly’s Cupcakes, it’s the busiest time of...

Hannah Begbie: On Winning The Joan Hessayon Award

...Eventually I all-but-finished my manuscript. I was midway through doing a final polish, planning to then submit it to agents, when my second son was born. A month later he...

Ask An Industry Expert: Jane Dixon-smith

...which you especially enjoy designing covers? And any you perhaps find more challenging? I love designing anything historical, as I write historical fiction myself and have a huge passion for...

Alison May: Publication Days

...milestone. Whether it’s your first, your fifty-first, or in my case my seventh, publication day they always represent the culmination of months, or years, of work. Work developing an idea,...

Meet The Contenders For The Romantic Saga Awards 2020

...of World War Two, working in the Yardley factory in East London. ‘Beauty is your Duty’ was an official propaganda campaign in 1939, encouraging women to embrace beauty and femininity...

Meet The 2020 Joan Hessayon Contenders

...qualifications – I picked them up along the way. My first job after leaving school at 15 was in Hanley Library, Stoke-on-Trent, and my last job, as a Relief Library...

Christmas / Festive Holiday Romantic Novel Award Category

...a make-or-break marriage crisis, Christy desperately needs time alone with her husband, Seb. Her solution? Alix, along with Seb’s oldest friend, Zac, can take Christy’s daughter on the planned Lapland...

Top tips for a brilliant author newsletter by Anna Caig

...you to build long-term relationships with readers who will not only buy your books but also become real advocates for your writing. But where should you start? How do you...

New Releases: December 2018

...this lovely house. Why exactly did she leave London with her beautiful stepdaughter and young sons? Are they running from someone? Hiding something? Though if they are, they won’t be...

Competition Monthly: May 2021

...polishing my entry, I go through and tick each off as I’ve achieved it. That way I can be sure I’ve done all I can to prevent my entry being...

January 2020: Competition Monthly

...for publication elsewhere, in print or online. You also need to look at whether your entry has already been published or won a prize in another contest. Again, each competition...

Kate Kenzie: From Under The Duvet

...online community of bloggers and some have become my closest friends. Hopefully, I will meet some of them at this year’s RNA conference. Can you tell us how long you...