Sarah Wendell: Smart Bitches Trashy Books

This month, I’m delighted to bring you an interview with the amazing Sarah Wendell who runs Smart Bitches Trashy Books, which is one of those rare sites that has built...

RNA Conference 2018: Meet The Industry Professionals: Maggie Swinburne

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 past...

RNA Conference 2018: Meet The Industry Professionals: Julia Silk

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 past...

Sam Eades: Searching For The Next, Great Love Story

Today, we welcome Sam Eades, Editorial Director for Trapeze, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, with exciting news of a competition open to unpublished authors: As is the life...

Janice Horton: The Backpacking Housewife

Today I am delighted to welcome Janice Horton to the blog. In 2014, as empty-nesters, Janice and her husband set off to explore the Caribbean. In 2015, they returned to...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #7

This month I’m handing Hints & Tips over to some other writers. I asked on Twitter for people’s best and worst writing advice and then I asked a few of...

Glenda Young: Belle Of The Back Streets

Today we welcome Glenda Young to the blog talking about all things sagas, soaps and success. Earlier this year Glenda signed a three-book deal with Hodder Headline, the first of...

July 2018: Competition Monthly

Entering writing competitions has many benefits, even when you’re in the middle of writing that novel. Sometimes it can be hard to get a competition entry written when you’re up...

RNA Conference 2018 Round Up

The RNA’s annual conference was at Leeds Trinity University from 13th to 15th July. Conference is always a highlight of the year, and today on the blog four attendees are...

Ask An Industry Expert: Editor Kate Bradley

Today we welcome editor, Kate Bradley, to the blog to tell us about her role and what she looks for in submissions.   Please could you start by telling us...

August 2018: New Releases.

Jenny Thomas: The Silver Swimmers Contemporary women’s fiction. Calon Publishing, PB or Amazon 22 January 2018 A group of women in their 60’s, still have aspirations, and hopes for new...

Mandy Baggot: Desperately Seeking Summer

Today we welcome Mandy Baggot to the blog to talk about her new release, Desperately Seeking Summer. I am honoured to have known Mandy for nearly a decade when we...