publishing – Liz Fielding

On a desert island with author, Michelle Douglas

It all started with a koala… Making up stories of her own has always been one of Michelle’s passions. She received her first rejection letter at the age of ten for Keri the Koala Baby, and has been writing ever since. A love of literature led her to major in English at the University of…

Can you tell a book by its cover?

By: Liz Fielding May 26, 2021May 29, 2021

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The Classic I have been writing for Mills and Boon for thirty years. My first book was accepted in 1991 and published in December 1992. It had the classic retro cover that I still love. Sadly, I only had two books with this cover design (although more of that later) when M&B went for a…

Are you NaNoing? How’s it going?

By: Liz Fielding November 4, 2020November 7, 2020

Contemporary Romance, Liz Fielding, publishing, Writing, writing advice, writing craftNanowrimo2020, Writing

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…

We have a jubilee!

By: Liz Fielding January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

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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…

Happy New Year!

By: Liz Fielding December 31, 2018February 14, 2019

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Giveaway

By: Liz Fielding October 12, 2018January 22, 2019

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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…

Liz’s October

By: Liz Fielding October 1, 2018October 4, 2018

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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

Liz’s September

By: Liz Fielding September 13, 2018January 22, 2019

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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…

Liz’s August

By: Liz Fielding August 23, 2018January 22, 2019

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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…

Liz’s July

By: Liz Fielding July 8, 2018January 22, 2019

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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…