Golden lessons from rejections

I count myself very lucky to have an occupation where learning and change are crucial parts. I’m referring to writing (of course!). Not only do you have the hard sweat and joy of bashing out your story, but the endless hours of lovingly trimming and tightening to get it into some kind of presentable shape.

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Go away, spammers!

My RNAConf10 posts seem to be attracting a lot of spam about handbags, singers, search engine optimization, sleeping disorder tips, auto loans and government grants.

My blog is about writing, writers, and books. Genuine comments are welcomed at all times with open arms; they  enrichen the blog.  Silly spam comments are not; it spoils it [...]

RNAConf10/11 – Practical tips for a successful time

In  the euphoria following a successful conference, participants write many exciting and insightful posts about the content, speakers and atmosphere. But taking a few minutes to look at the sheer practicalities gets overlooked. Perhaps you are a logistics master-planner, perhaps a ditzy swanner-along. Wherever you fall on the spectrum, it’s worth reflecting for a few [...]

RNA Conference – where to start?

The Twitter and blogspheres have been full of praise for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Conference at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich last weekend. Rightly so. Jan and Roger masterminded the conference, the RNA stalwarts gave talks, introduced and chaired discussions and seamlessly supported the whole framework. Joanna Trollope gave the keynote speech and she [...]

Subscribing to this blog…

Got some very polite feedback that it was a little unclear how to subscribe, so I’ve added a special plugin.

I always take note of sensible and helpful feedback. 

Destructive and carping moaning  – no.