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It’s the beginning of September, so that means the Romantic Novelists’ Association has all the submissions for this year’s New Writers’ Scheme safely gathered in. As a former organiser and current reader for the Scheme, I can recommend it to anyone who wants to become a published romantic novelist. So, how does the scheme work? Well, [...] Paul, who patiently interviewed me for hours Am on The Reading Room from SirenFM 10.00-12.00 BST on Sunday 5 September 2010, first of three programmes. Just click to listen free to a couple of hours of output about books. SirenFM is a community radio station - brilliant that they can devote this kind of time to a [...] Many years ago I sent a typescript to Mills & Boon. I concluded, quite wrongly, that the hard work had been done for me. With a formula of boy plus girl divided by GOW (Glamorous Other Woman) I decided I didn’t need to worry about little things like plot. Not surprisingly that [...] Right. Gather round because I’m going to tell you a story. Oh, it’s all right, it’s not like one of the ones I tell on my blog where I just go on and on and on and…oh. Right. Get to the point. Yes. I had five children in seven years. Well, to be accurate I’ve still [...] I love it when somebody says to me, ‘I see your name everywhere.’ Because that’s the plan.
This is how I always write, of course - on the patio in the sunshine in my best dress! (It was for a magazine.) In these days of social networking and instant communication, all it takes is [...] I have to admit I never used to read many books written by men either. If given the choice, obviously I’d pick a romantic novel any time. And let’s face it – men don’t often write romance or even include it much in their novels. But why not?
I must admit that I don’t read many novels written by men. Or at least, I don’t read the testosterone-fuelled stuff about blokes stomping off into the jungle and discovering ancient civilisations, or gunning down their enemies with every weapon known to mortal man. But one novel that’s been riding high in the charts ever since [...] I’ve mentioned in a previous post how songs weave their way into the fabric of my novels, but I never know quite what’s going to surface, so this is a first post in an occasional series about how music and writing. Today’s track is Groove Armada’s ‘Shameless’ featuring Bryan Ferry from their [...] … or ten or eleven or … yes, that’s where I am this morning because the advance copies of Trade Winds just arrived! Don’t they look gorgeous? The photo doesn’t really do the cover justice as the title and swirly bits around the edge are all shiny and beautiful. I can’t tell you how excited I am [...] It’s something that affects both published and yet-to-be-published novelists - and we don’t mean lack of money, we mean lack of motivation. We’re sure almost all writers know the feeling - sometimes, even polishing coal or mucking out a teenager’s bedroom seem infinitely more appealing and worthwhile than getting on with your novel. We feel it’s [...] |
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