Author of contemporary romance
There's a lot of opinions floating around in the writing world: show don't tell, limit backstory, don't overuse dialogue tags, careful with too many adjectives, and the list goes on. While there's a lot of truth to these and these 'rules' are definitely worth taking note of, there's one in particular I find I simply …
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Now I've got your attention 😉 In case you missed it, I recently shared the news on social media that my publisher, Momentum, is being scaled down and folded into its parent company, Pan Macmillan. Sadly, the new Hollywood Hearts series I've been working on will need to find a new home. Not exactly ideal. But …
This weekend I discovered that romance really does rock. (I'd always been kind of leaning that way, but it's good to have these things confirmed). Over the weekend I attended The Romance Writers of Australia annual conference. Although I've been a member for a couple of years, it was the first opportunity I had to …
I've got a busy month coming up. A girl's weekend (a very rare indulgence), the Romance Writers of Australia conference, and the first ever Australian Book Expo, where I'm talking on a panel and hosting a stall. All of this is very exciting, but if I'm to be honest, it also makes me slightly uncomfortable. …
We've all been there. You take a risk on a new book or author and at some point the truth sinks in and you realise: I'm just not into this book. What do you do? Do you stop reading before you waste any more of your precious time? Or do you persist, despite the frustrating …
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Belinda Williams 