Lavender LadyJanice BridgesDaisychain PublishingDigitalLearn MoreCursedKeri ArthurKA PublishingDigital & PrintLearn MoreThe Other WifeJuliet BellHQ DigitalDigital & PrintLearn MoreHer Forgotten Lover’s HeirAnnie WestHarlequin Mills & BoonDigital & PrintLearn MoreChristmas in Ghost Gum SpringsNicole FlocktonEscape PublishingDigitalLearn MoreThe House at Flynn’s CrossingElisabeth RoseEscape PublishingDigitalLearn MoreLost Without YouRachael JohnsHQDigital & PrintLearn MoreFollow Your Star HomeElizabeth Ellen CarterBluestocking BellesDigitalLearn MoreThe Promise of the BellsElizabeth Ellen CarterElizabeth Ellen CarterDigitalLearn MoreA Night of AngelsElizabeth Ellen CarterDragonblade PublishingDigitalLearn MoreThe Dairy Farmer’s DaughterSarah WilliamsSerenade PublishingDigital & PrintLearn MoreGetting EvenAvril TremayneHarlequin Mills & BoonDigital & PrintLearn MoreThe Widow of BallaratDarry FraserHarlequin MiraDigital & PrintLearn MoreOn the Same PagePenelope JanuBrio BooksDigital & …
New Instagram Account!
Romance Writers of Australia is opening a new Instagram account. We’d love all members to support and follow the brand new, sparkly account so we’re running a competition just for members! Be in the running to win a Booktopia gift voucher worth $30! How to enter: Follow the new Instagram account @rwaaus Share a photo of where you write (use the hashtags as listed in the banner above) The photo with the most likes win! Opens 1st November and closes 2nd December 2018! *T&C You need to be both and #rwaaus instagram follower as well as a RWAus member. The competition …
The Tasting Table | A Romantic Degustation
Welcome to a different Tasting Table, a lovely gathering of three successful authors to share experiences from their careers. Please join in welcoming Anne Gracie, Annie Seaton, and Anna Jacobs. The wealth of experience at the table makes for interesting insights and I invite you to choose your favourite drink and come sit with us for a while. Anne Gracie, Annie Seaton and Anna Jacobs
Just a Love Story – Winnie and Richie
It was the summer of 1959 and I had just turned eighteen. Life was tough and my family weren’t wealthy. My siblings and I didn’t have the means to be going out on the weekends to the cinema or the local hang out for milkshakes like a lot of others our age. But friends were free and my parents were social people, so there was a constant stream of friends and family popping in for a cup of tea and a chat. One of those people was Leonard Johnson. He was a big man, with a booming laugh and rosy …
Kiss and Tell | Meet Ainslie Paton
Fool Me Forever is the newest contemporary romance from enigmatic Australian author, Ainslie Paton. Full of laugh-out loud moments, a hero named Halsey and a heroine called Lenny, the novel takes a fast-paced ride through the world of professional con artists and leaves you wanting more.
The Upcoming Famous and Fabulous Romance Writers | Contest is King
In the PR world, the catchphrase Content is King is often cited. However, among the Upcoming Famous and Fabulous Writers, we think Contest is King. All five of us enter humble, and not so humble, contests to gain maximum mileage from our writing efforts. This month we reveal our hands and let you see behind our competition poker faces.
The Sales Cycle and the Author
Many traditionally published authors are unaware of how early the sales team is involved in the publishing process. For starters, the sales department is always represented in acquisitions meetings. If sales say they can’t see a market for a book, it will rarely get across the line and earn a publishing contract for the author, no matter how much the acquiring publisher loves it. This is different from earlier times when publishing departments were totally autonomous. Nowadays every department has input into the buying process, but the need to turn a profit and stay in business means it is vital …
Simply Writing | THE SYNOPSIS – NOT AS SCARY AS IT SEEMS – Wrapping up
Over the past two months we’ve covered two major sections of the synopsis – the opening paragraphs, namely, the ORIENTATION, and the main body, namely, the MAJOR TURNING POINTS.
Member New Releases | October 2018
Bound by a One-Night VowMelanie MilburneHarlequin PresentsDigital & PrintLearn MoreConsequence of the Greek’s RevengeTrish MoreyHarlequin Mills & BoonDigital & PrintLearn MoreFool Me ForeverAinslie PatonEntangled AmaraDigital & PrintLearn MoreMelting Her HeartCamille TaylorIndie PublishedDigitalLearn MoreNothing To HideClaire BostonBantilly PublishingPrintLearn MorePlay ThingNicola MarshHarlequin Mills & BoonPrintLearn MoreReunited with her Brooding SurgeonEmily ForbesMills & BoonPrintLearn MoreThe Football WhispererMel A RoweIndie PublishedDigitalLearn MoreThe Heart of a BluestockingRenee DahliaEscape PublishingDigitalLearn MoreThe Millionaire Mountain ClimberLaura BoonThe Wild Rose PressDigital & PrintLearn MoreThe Virgin’s GambleGina HollandsThe Wild Rose PressDigital & PrintLearn MoreThe Wedding ObsessionMadeline AshTule PublishingDigitalLearn More
Are you ripping into your Ripping Start entry?
Did you know you can enter up to two (2) novels or novellas? So long as your story is 10000 words or more, you’re good to go! Get your entries in now! Go to Online Entry Form