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Meet The 2020 Joan Hessayon Contenders

...old signal box at the end of my road. Since it became automated about fifteen years ago, I’ve always thought it a shame that the building was lying empty. Every...

Dark Highland Skies By Lizzie Lamb

...imagine my heroine staying in a bothy on the silver sands and observing the stars. She was born in 1986, the last time Halley’s Comet was last seen; so, I...

The team

...century, notions of social identity, and all things French. Ali Henderson Management Team Member/Secretary Ali joined the NWS in 2020 and writes romcoms. She’s been the RNA’s company secretary since...

An Interview With Library Liaison Officer Laura E. James

...sea always provides drama. The area is a character in its own right and it lends itself so well to emotional stories of family relationships, love and sometimes, dark, deep,...

Ask An Industry Expert: Liz Gardner

...quality of the writing not always being appreciated. As a teenager, I was told by my local librarian that all romantic novels were pulp fiction written in ‘purple prose’ and...

Rachel Burton: The Things We Need To Say

...her third novel in which the heroine follows the love of her life to live in a city in northern England. It has no autobiographical elements at all…..maybe. Find her...

Ask An Industry Expert: Charlotte Brown

...non-fiction genres – especially those read by the author if autobiographical – tend to be popular. It always adds something extra to hear someone’s story told in their own voice!...

Michelle Cunliffe: Boonies123 Blog

...have a hobby and I like being on social media, also I love reading this was perfect for me and I could fit in while looking after my husband.  ...

RNA 60th Anniversary – How To Write Romance – Motivation And Writer’s Block (part 1)

...truth is that some days are harder than others … It would be a delusional to think that every writer produces perfect, flowing words daily until the book is delivered.”...

Industry Expert Interview: Kim Nash

...your writing, can follow you and that you don’t saturate your personal profile with book related posts all the time. Keep your profile page for your personal and family interactions....

Rosie Parker – Only Hummingbirds Fly Backwards

...Butler. Who were your favourite childhood authors? Richmal Crompton and her Just William stories, Jean Plaidy for her historical romances, Paddington books – these are the ones which stick out....