Why your book reviews mean so much to authors and why we’re always so grateful when you leave one!
You might not think book reviews are important, but I wanted to take a few minutes today to let you [...]
June 2021
Excerpt – The Viking Chief’s Marriage Alliance by Lucy Morris
Today, I'm really excited to be sharing an excerpt from Lucy Morris's new release, The Viking Chief's Marriage Alliance, published [...]
May 2021
Should you submit your novel if you still have doubts? Time to get over the fear!
Fear is a brilliant and terrifying thing. It’s a natural reaction to keep you safe and make you consider your [...]
Why it’s important to add heart-string tugging storylines to your feel-good, romantic fiction
Romance is often criticised for being easy to read or uncomplicated, when in reality they are often as complicated and [...]
Feeling the fear? 7 things to do now if your story isn’t working, hits a brick wall, or simply dies on you!
Whether you’re a plotter or a panster, we all have times when our stories aren’t working and we’re not really [...]
Book review – Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a [...]
April 2021
The 7 worst things every writer hates to hear (and sadly, quite often does! All the time!)
I can pretty much guarantee that every writer and aspiring writer has heard at least one of these phrases at [...]
March 2021
Let’s get the word out! Three reasons why you should definitely launch your book with a fabulous blog tour!
I’ve always launched my books with a blog tour organised by the fabulous Rachel’s Random Resources (www.rachelsrandomresources.com). I started [...]
It’s Publication Day! The Secrets of Meadow Farmhouse is out now!
I can't believe publication day has finally arrived! I've been dying to share this story with you and I'm so [...]
Want to be an author but don’t know if you’re any good? 3 ways to tell if you’re smashing it!
Writing is hard, there’s no doubt about that. But how can you tell if your scribblings and stories are any [...]
February 2021
Guest Post by Chrissie Bradshaw
I’m so excited to be welcoming the brilliant Chrissie Bradshaw to the blog today! She's got a fabulous guest post [...]
To swear or not to swear? That is the question. Is it ever okay to swear in romance novels?
Now I know swearing in romance is a slightly contentious issue, but let’s have a chat about it anyway! Some [...]