Celebrating 50 years of Romance

Latest feature articles

The latest feature articles from the Romantic Novelists' Association:

Love in the ancient world ~ 30 Jan 2010

Has love ever changed?

Is Romantic fiction popular? ~ 30 Jan 2010

Research proves it!

My love in liver ~ 30 Jan 2010

Confused? You will be.

The root and branch of it ~ 30 Jan 2010

Judith Lennox aims to write 'page-turners'.

Happy hour with Jill Mansell ~ 30 Jan 2010

Jill doesn’t write onto a computer. Her books are literally hand crafted while sitting on the sofa in the living room, feet on the coffee table.

Characters who won’t play ball ~ 30 Jan 2010

Do they have a sure sign?

The American Market ~ 30 Jan 2010

Writing sex scenes ~ 30 Jan 2010

It's about personality, says Julie Cohen

If at first you don’t succeed ~ 30 Jan 2010

Linda Gillard delves into the past – and comes up with a very contemporary twist

The Wizard of Oz ~ 17 Jan 2010

Romna's illustrious moderator has several writing personas. Using different pseudonyms she has written French Textbooks (while working as a language teacher), Fantasy, Science Fiction and 'How to Write' books. But it is as Anna Jacobs, prolific writer of historical romances, historical sagas and books about modern family relationships that she is now best known. 'I’ve always loved social and economic history – how people lived, played and earned their daily bread.'

All past entries are available in our features archive »

It's a fact

Most men believe a romantic restaurant dinner and flowers are the way to win a woman's affections.