Two treats

I've just returned from a wonderful trip to Dublin - the inspiring home of all kinds of fabulous folklore and literary delights, including the bizarre National Leprechaun Museum and the almost too-informative Writers' Museum. I'm hoping at some point to get to work on a folklore-inspired paranormal in the vein of Helen Scott Taylor's delightful 'The Magic Knot', but first I'm looking forward to preparing a piece on Literary Dublin for Book It.

On my doormat when I got back was a second treat: a copy of 'Romance Matters', complete with pages of photos and conference reports. Thanks again to everyone who made the conference so wonderful, especially as always Jan Jones and Roger Sanderson. Coming back to reality after a holiday can be a bit of a let-down, so it was nice to get back to this reminder of a wonderful weekend.

More on Dublin later, but first I must finish unpacking!

RNA Conference

I've just been reliving the delights of the Romantic Novelists' Association Conference by reading the fascinating session reports on the RNA Conference Page. I've reported on the panel discussion 'Writing for the American Market', and you can also find out about all sorts of writerly subjects, from planning and research to submitting to specific publishers, like Samhain. If you didn't make it to the conference in Greenwich, this page is definitely the next best thing.

Romantic Novelists' Association Conference

As always, this year's conference was wonderful. Met old friends, made new ones, and the icing on the cake was that my story, 'Bluebell Day', got an honourable mention in the Elizabeth Goudge Competition, judged by Katie Fforde.

Review

Oh, and did you catch my first EVER review?

http://hea-reviews.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-desperate-bid-by-stephanie-cage.html

Romance news

Some good news for romance writers, and a mention of my book, from my friend Imogen Howson...

http://imogenhowson.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/quick-updates/

New blog

With a new book out, it seemed like a good time to start a new blog. But I spent far too long playing with layouts, so useful content will have to wait... Story of my life...