Liz Fielding's Blog, page 37

This blog is mostly pictures, because that's all you really need. On Saturday, our local chapter of the Romantic Novelists' Association went to Ashdown House.









It was a stunningly beautiful day. Clear blue sky, warm with a light breeze. We had one of our own, historical author, Nicola Cornick, as a guide and she gave us all the gossip, all the romance, all the history. (This house was

How is it going with  So You Think You Can Write?

I hope you're all taking advantage of the great advice being handed out by editors and authors online - if you haven't caught up, then use twitter hashtag #SYTYCW2012 to keep up with the mass of help being offered to new writers.

My editor, Bryony Green, senior editor for Harlequin Romance/Riva/Modern Heat is one of those lined to help and

This is the story of a toy bunny. It was made for Cora Rose, my oldest granddaughter (she's two) by her very lovely cousin, Lucinda Ganderton. 

Lucinda, a designer and creator of wonderful things (you can buy her books and make them yourself), upcycles stuff and Babbit was made from a cashmere cardigan that had a bad wash day and other odds and ends.



You'll notice that Babbit has no ears.

Every autumn, Mills and Boon authors gather en masse in London for lunch. We talk - a lot. We have a glass of something uplifting. We eat wonderful food and get updates on what's happening from the publishing team at Harlequin and Mills and Boon.

We get to hear about new series, see advance artwork for new book cover designs and meet old friends and new. This year I was able to meet Charlotte

Here are the Mills & Boon Events planned to coincide with SYTYCW, which begins on 17th September.







Tuesday 18th September, 7pm

Event Leader: Liz Fielding

MELKSHAM LIBRARY, Lowbourne, Melksham, Trowbridge, SN12 7DZ

Please call 01225 702039 to book your place.

Read Liz Fielding's titles before the workshop!


LIZ FIELDING'S LITTLE BOOK OF WRITING ROMANCE  
FLIRTING WITH ITALIAN

Some of you, I know will be embarking on the So You Think You Can Write adventure this month.




Obviously, my advice to you would be to read Liz Fielding's Little Book of Writing Romance, but here are a few words on the subject of writing from great writers and teachers to fire you up.

"Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story

Riva launched today on Facebook with this brilliant new App
giving details of books - including a competition to win a bundle of
the new Riva titles - and introducing the authors.

There is also link to YouTube "Bites" with one the
editorial team introducing each of the books.

They will be available from Mills and Boon Riva from today, and from all ebook stores from 1st October.

Riva

It's been a while since I've joined in with Six Sentence Sunday fun, but it's a holiday this weekend in the UK and apparently it's going to rain and blow - no change there, there - so I thought we'd probably all be indoors putting out feet up with a book.

This is from "Wild Lady" the second book in the Beaumont Brides trilogy. The first, "Wild Justice" can be downloaded free. Or the entire

There's been a certain amount of excitement in the Liz Fielding/Jackie Braun/Nicola Marsh camp this week as our three-in-one anthology, Bombshell for the Boss, is creeping up the Amazon UK Contemporary Romance list.

Boardroom bundle of joy! As Events Manager it’s up to Sylvie Smith to
settle up for a wedding that never happened! Since the ex-groom hired
her they’ve shared undeniable

This was all over Facebook this morning!




Here's a closer look at the new cover on Flirting With Italian.




 So? What do you think? Love it? Hate it? Don't be shy. Enquiring minds want to know.

And if you haven't already read it, this new look edition will be available on the Mills and Boon website from 1st September. I won't let you forget!

Oh, and before I forget - a save the day note: