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Kiss and Tell | Kay Kerr

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Being a YA novel, this book was ripped out of my hands the moment it arrived in my postbox, with my tween daughter devouring Social Queue and proclaiming it ‘amazing’ before I’d even got a look in! The novel follows 18-year-old writer Zoe Kelly as she embarks on an internship with an online media company. Just like I did, readers will find themselves cheering for Zoe as she writes about her search for romance. Told from a first-person perspective, the story gives a sharp and sometimes confronting insight into autism. Told with plenty of heart and humour, Social Queue was …

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Three things I learned while writing… Outback Secrets

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Welcome to the RWAs ‘Three Things I Learned’ blog. Everyone who loves romantic fiction knows the one and only Rachael Johns! Rachael is award-winning and best-selling, ABIA-winning author of romance and women’s fiction. Rachael writes about pretty normal people creating pretty amazing happy ever afters – who doesn’t love that! Rachael has joined us on the blog today to talk about three things she learned writing her novel ‘Outback Secrets’. Welcome Rachael!

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Kiss and Tell | Nicky Pellegrino

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To Italy, With Love was one of my favourite romance novels for the year. There’s so much to make you smile, from the dazzling Italian setting and plethora of food to the charming characters and the subplot to rejuvenate a dying town. Readers will fall in love with hardworking and loyal, Sarah-Jane, who plans a trip around Italy to mend her broken heart. Unlike Sarah-Jane, local lady, Assunta, has her feet and her family firmly rooted in the small village of Montenello. At least she thinks so… I liked how these two sharply contrasting characters forged a firm friendship. Nicky’s …

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FABULOUS FICTION with Stella Quinn & guest Amy Andrews

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Welcome to Fabulous Fiction, which celebrates books so good, you want to hug them when you’re done reading. Amy Andrews’ Instagram bio promises Books. Booze. Beach. Food. Travel. Rom-com, sports rom, medical rom, sexy rom. All the rom!!! and a scroll through the images on @amyandrewsbooks takes us on a journey of books, wine, abs and fun. There’s also a lot of hugging and hair! Amy has written eighty plus romances, and her latest couple of projects include a new release in her Sydney Smoke series and an anthology, Five Christmases, with authors Louisa George, Barbara DeLeo, Rachel Bailey and …

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Competition Survey with Annette M Laarakkers

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The RWA (Romance Writers of Australia) run 9 competitions a year, from September to April. They cover a vast range of writing levels from the brand-new aspirer to the long-established author. Short pieces, long pieces, entire books, and publishing submissions are on offer to those that qualify. Mentorships, publishing contracts and two chances to appear in published Anthologies are just a few of the sought-after prizes. So, I thought I’d find out about the coordinator and the humble competition. Coordinator fun facts 16% of those surveyed were coordinators, both past and present. The Emerald competition had the most respondents at …