Crime and Romance – any connections?

I went to an RNA London South East meeting yesterday with fellow newbie Rachel to hear Alison Joseph, author of the ‘Sister Agnes’ series, compare story structure in the two genres.

She observed that while crime and romance in the same story may be rare, there were similarities in the framework and essential elements. Both […]

My first RNA lunch

As a brand new member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, I’m keen to take part in as many events as possible this year. I’d enjoyed myself (and learnt a lot) at the January and March meetings and had been impressed and touched by the very warm welcome given to not-yet-published ‘newbies’.

I was therefore looking […]

RNA meeting today

The Romantic Novelists’ Association had its spring meeting today and speaker Adèle Geras gave a witty and down to earth account of how she got into being a published author. Apart from over 95 children’s books, she has produced four novels for adults, including Facing the Light.

Tea and biscuits afterwards, plus excellent conversation, networking […]

What a day to start – it’s World Book Day!

Here starteth my blog…

I’m a newbie novel writer. I’ve been a translator for many years and have had articles on translation, business and French property published plus I’ve written an academic thesis for which they gave me a distinction 🙂

I currently write a French property blog at http://ltps-fr.blogspot.com/ which seems to please a […]