International Firebird Book Awards Celebrate Excellence in Writing with Purpose-Driven Mission Thursday, 23 July, 2026 The International Firebird Book Awards celebrate outstanding authors and publishers globally, featuring a diverse range of genres. Submissions are evaluated by a panel of 29 judges, with each entry reviewed by two judges using consistent criteria. Only those with the …
If you’re attending the Australian Romance Readers Association’s Romantic Rendezvous convention in Brisbane on Saturday, 21 March, you’ll meet plenty of your favourite romance authors, including Sarina Bowen, T.M. Clark, and Cathryn Hein. Plus, I’ll be there, so come along and have a chat about reading and writing romance books. 📚💝🎁 Curious about going? It’s …
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Book Blurb Jasmine Starling lives by three rules: no dating, no sex, and absolutely no falling in love. But the moment Ryan West—tall, tempting, and unfairly gorgeous—steps into her world, those rules start to crumble fast. One smile warms places inside her that she thought were frozen for good. Ryan teases her, touches the soft …
Review of Even in Madness, an anthology of short stories by Virginia Wallace. PNR, paranormal romance, romance, sci-fi, gothic romance.
Ten reasons why data-driven writing platforms can improve your story’s first draft and help you gain long-term readers. Tips from award-winning author Estelle Pettersen.
An interview with author Kimberly Tanith Marie.
An interview with authors Jan Selbourne and Anne Krist, who also writes as Dee S. Knight, Jenna Stewart.
The Cowboy Desire anthology wins gold in the Literary Titan Book Awards.
I recently discovered that my Australian novella Elizabeth was listed in AustLit’s directory of books. It was a happy surprise and an honor to see something I’d written in their database. What is AustLit? AustLit is a searchable, scholarly source of authoritative biographical, bibliographic, critical, and production information about Australian writers and writing. Led by The …
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Discover the story behind Flowers for Kate in Rainbow Desire, an LGBTQ+ anthology published by Black Velvet Seductions.
Romance author E Pettersen’s blog on the challenges of writing steamy scenes.
This blog post is dedicated to my Wattpad friends. About a month ago, my nonfiction book Kick-ass Career Guide for Women was nominated for the Readers Choice Awards, one of the platform’s biggest community awards where readers nominate and vote for their favorite books. I wasn’t aware of it until I was alerted that the …