If you’re struggling with that pesky start… .If you have so much that the reader needs to know before you get the good stuff, you may find my advice on dealing with backstory useful. Or for more about getting the first chapter down, there’s Grabbing the Reader on the First Page . It’s the…
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We have a jubilee!
Sixty years ago, a group of romantic novelists got together and set up an organisation to raise the status of their art. Since then, the Romantic Novelists’ Association has worked tirelessly to support not just established authors, but new writers, with their amazing New Writers’ Scheme which, over the years, has helped a huge number…
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Happy New Year!
Giveaway
Sorry, I usually only write one blog each month, but this is a little supplementary to let you know that I’m giving away a stash of goodies over on Facebook this week to celebrate reaching the fabulous number of 15 million books sold. I’ll be drawing the prize on Saturday 13th, so you’ve just time to…
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Liz’s October
The big event for me this month is on 6th October at ASDA in Crawley (and authors and editors at other ASDAs all over the country) when Mills and Boon team up with their “Tickled Pink” campaign to raise money for breast cancer research
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Liz’s September
There is so much happening this month on both the home and writing fronts. I’ve been painting my bedroom (with the help of my lovely daughter) but still struggling to find homes for piles of books, boxes and “stuff”. You would not believe how much “stuff” I have. Just the six years of accumulated accounts…
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Liz’s August
I’m a bit late with my August blog, but the month has been both stressful and exciting. First, though, I need to give you a catch up on July. As you’ll know if you’ve been following me anywhere, I’ve been waiting for my house sale/purchase to be finalised so that I can move to West…
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Liz’s July
July is going to be crazy. so before I forget, some of my books are free at Smashwords this month so help yourself! So, here’s my month. First I have a book to deliver by the 31st. I’m half way through at the moment so doing pretty well but I’m not a fast writer so…
Read MoreLocation, location, location
When Sophie Weston, Jessica Hart (Pamela Hartshorne), Anne McAllister and I looked around for a setting for our fictional Cotswold village for our Invitation to a Royal Wedding quartet, I immediately thought of Castle Combe – the prettiest village in England. Allegedly. (Other villages are also extremely pretty!) I’d had lunch at the Manor…
Read MoreMy bottom drawer book
I guess most authors have a book in the bottom drawer that, for one reason or another didn’t get published. There are as many reasons for this as there are books. The first, the big reason, is that for some reason your editor didn’t quite take to it. As an inexperienced author you think she…
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