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helena fairfax, freelance editor, romance 5 library books I’m looking forward to reading in #RomanceReadingMonth
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5 library books I’m looking forward to reading in #RomanceReadingMonth

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This year the Romantic Novelists’ Association celebrates its 60th (Diamond) Anniversary, and I’m looking forward to sharing in a year-long round of festivities. Our recent RNA newsletter says: ‘The RNA’s mission was to demand respect for and celebrate romantic fiction and here we are, sixty years later, doing just that.’ To kick-start the celebrations, the…… Continue reading 5 library books I’m looking forward to reading in #RomanceReadingMonth

helena fairfax, yorkshire moors Summer and winter on the Yorkshire moors, plus a new uplifting Christmas anthology
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Summer and winter on the Yorkshire moors, plus a new uplifting Christmas anthology

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It’s time for our August authors’ round Robin, and author Rhobin Courtright has set us the perfect summer topic… Give an excerpt from one of your books dealing with travel and/or a holiday Rhobin is an American author, and her original title mentions  a ‘vacation’, but I’ve translated into the British ‘holiday’ for my post.…… Continue reading Summer and winter on the Yorkshire moors, plus a new uplifting Christmas anthology

helena fairfax, freelance editor, author How indie publishing gave me my confidence back (and why I’m not going back to trad)
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How indie publishing gave me my confidence back (and why I’m not going back to trad)

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Self-publishing my novels has given me confidence back in my own writing. I’ve gone from thinking no one would want to read the type of story I write – feel-good and uplifting, but involving serious issues – to finally starting work on a new novel, after months of not writing. When I had my first…… Continue reading How indie publishing gave me my confidence back (and why I’m not going back to trad)

helena fairfax, freelance editor Where do ideas come from? Creative inspiration (and how to find it)
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Where do ideas come from? Creative inspiration (and how to find it)

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It’s July and time for this month’s authors’ Round Robin. Thanks to author Robin Courtright for setting the topic… What book (or type of book) are you currently working on? Do you have ideas for future books? I have an answer to both those questions (see below!) and this month’s topic also made me think…… Continue reading Where do ideas come from? Creative inspiration (and how to find it)

helena farifax, freelance editor Miss Moonshine’s Emporium at Christmas
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Miss Moonshine’s Emporium at Christmas

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It’s December and the final authors’ Round Robin of the year. Since I love Christmas stories of all kinds, this has to be my favourite challenge of the the past twelve months: write a piece of fiction in the Christmas spirit. Hooray! First of all, if you’ve been following my blog for a while, you…… Continue reading Miss Moonshine’s Emporium at Christmas

helena fairfax, writer, editor What makes a writer write, when writing is such hard work?
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What makes a writer write, when writing is such hard work?

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It’s June, which means the sun is out, my roses are in bloom – and it’s time for another of our authors’ Round Robins… This month the topic is: Why do you write or feel compelled to write, even through the difficult parts? This is such a great question. A while ago, when I was in…… Continue reading What makes a writer write, when writing is such hard work?

helena fairfax, author and editor How a group of authors became friends and inspired each other #amwriting #authorsontheedge
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How a group of authors became friends and inspired each other #amwriting #authorsontheedge

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Sometimes writing can be a lonely business. The only people you meet are the characters inside your head, and the only exciting things that happen are the ones you dream up. You are not friends with these interesting people you’re writing about, and these momentous events aren’t happening to you – you are, in fact,…… Continue reading How a group of authors became friends and inspired each other #amwriting #authorsontheedge

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Good to meet you…author Deirdre Palmer

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Deirdre Palmer has travelled all the way from the south coast to be with me in Yorkshire, and today’s a landmark day for me because Deirdre is the first person called Deirdre I’ve ever actually met. (Although actually, to be honest, even now we’re only meeting virtually :) ) When I was a child I…… Continue reading Good to meet you…author Deirdre Palmer