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Burning to write your novel? And publish it? But don't know where to start?This book will reveal how to: structure your book develop your characters introduce conflict weave setting and plot together edit and prepare your manuscript for publicationYou'll learn about: mainstream and self-publishing genres marketing and selling your bookAnd about living the writer's life: why you write your writing place interacting with other writers the write/life balanceBased on a successful series of articles in The Deux-Sèvres Monthly Magazine, this guide has been brought up to date with ten additional articles from the original edition plus a new section on genres.A new writer's companion in short sharp and succinct bites. Written in easily digestible chapters, this guide shows the path into today's new publishing environment and draws on the author's ten years' experience of writing and publishing.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this classy thriller" - The BooksellerPulled into a nightmare of blackmail, drugs and breakdown, 21st century Roma Novan Carina struggles to defend her family and country against a gifted and vicious enemy. Carina is an experienced military intelligence officer and investigator tasked with protecting Roma Nova - the last remnant of the Roman Empire that's survived into the 21st century - but for once, she may not have the mental and physical strength to defeat this killer intent on destroying her and her husband's families. Her career shot, her husband in breakdown and the children under threat of murder; her heart and nerves are at break point. But in the final agonising confrontation with her enemy, Carina has to make the hardest decision of her life…A gripping thriller with a difference - strong female characters with heart and courage and more than a dip into the Roman historical fiction world. If you enjoy reading mystery books for women, this could be for you!- Longlisted for the 2015 HNS Indie prize- Historical Novel Society's indie Editor's Choice for Autumn 2014- B.R.A.G. Medallion- Editor's choice, The Bookseller's inaugural Indie Preview, December 2014

"It's about blood, survival and money. Mostly yours."New Yorker Karen Brown is running for her life. She makes a snap decision to flee to Roma Nova - her dead mother's homeland, and last remnant of the Roman Empire in the 21st century. But can Karen tough it out in such an alien culture? And with a crazy killer determined to terminate her for a very personal reason? Stifled by the protective cocoon of her Roma Novan family, deceived by her new lover, she propels herself into a dangerous mission. But then the killer sets a trap - she must sacrifice herself for another - and she sees no escape.A thriller laced with romance and coming of age, this is Roman fiction brought into the 21st century through the lens of alternative history and driven by a female protagonist with heart and courage. "Eve Dallas meets Lindsey Davis's Roman detective Falco meets The Hunger Games." - B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree- Shortlisted for the International Rubery Book Award- Finalist in Writing Magazine Self-Published Book of the Year"Grips like a vice - a writer to watch out for" - Adrian Magson

Mid 1970s. Ex-Praetorian Aurelia Mitela is serving as Roma Nova's interim ambassador in London. Asked by a British colleague to find his missing son, Aurelia thinks it will only be a case of a young man temporarily rebelling. He's bound to turn up only a little worse for wear.But a spate of high-level killings pulls Aurelia away into a dangerous pan-European investigation. Badly beaten in Rome as a warning, she discovers the killers have kidnapped her life companion, Miklós, and sent an ultimatum: Back off or he'll die.But Aurelia is a Roma Novan and they never give up…A novella set between AURELIA and INSURRECTIO in the award-winning Roma Nova alternate history thriller series - Ancient Rome brought into the 20th century, and ruled by women.

"A classic tale of resistance and resilience - the only regret is when the action stops." - Douglas JacksonEarly 1980s Vienna. Recovering from a near fatal shooting, Aurelia Mitela, ex-Praetorian and former foreign minister of Roma Nova, chafes at her enforced exile. She barely escaped from her nemesis, the charming and amoral Caius Tellus who grabbed power in Roma Nova, the only part of the Roman Empire to survive into the twentieth century.Aurelia's duty and passion fire her determination to take back her homeland and liberate its people. But Caius's manipulations have isolated her from her fellow exiles, leaving her ostracised, powerless and vulnerable. But without their trust and support Aurelia knows she will never see Roma Nova again.A story of political and personal rivalry in an imaginary surviving state of the once mighty Roman Empire. But with a difference. Struggling to defend the tiny state and keep the families alive at the dissolution of the Roman Empire, Roma Novan women fought alongside their men. And they never forgot it as they rose to prominence through the ages. Now in the late 20th century the egalitarian state has been crushed into misery by a brutal dictator imposing male-only rule. Aurelia is their last best hope, but Caius who has longed to dominate and defeat her since childhood will do anything to stop her. Anything. Praise for the Roma series has come from Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow, Elizabeth Chadwick, Sue Cook and Helen Hollick.

"Fast-paced, well-written and full of angst, PERFIDITAS was a very entertaining read!" - History UndressedCaptain Carina Mitela of the Praetorian Guard Special Forces is in trouble. One colleague tries to slice her jugular. Another sets a trap to incriminate her in a conspiracy to topple the government of Roma Nova, the last Roman outpost in 21st century Europe, Proscribed and operating illegally, separated from her family and children, Carina risks being terminated by both security services and conspirators. Seeking help from a friend immersed in the crime world would wreck her marriage to the enigmatic Conrad.Is Carina strong enough to choose between being a great criminal or a great counterspy, and between two men - the sophisticated and amoral Apollodorus or the upright Praetorian commander Conradus, her children's father. And can she save her beloved Roma Nova and her own life in making those choices? Part conspiracy thriller, part military fiction, part a story of personal betrayal, this is Roman fiction brought up to the 21st century with a strong female protagonist with heart and courage leading the action. If you enjoy reading mystery books for women with plenty of twists, this is for you!"Surely I'm not the only one to think that these stories would make thrilling movie material?" - Amazon Top 500 reviewer- B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree- finalist in 2014 Writing Magazine Self-Published Book of the Year

"A racing climax and a fully satisfying ending" - Kate Quinn1960s Roma Nova. Retrained as an undercover agent, ex-Praetorian officer Aurelia Mitela is sent to Berlin to investigate silver smuggling, but barely escapes a near-lethal trap. Her lifelong nemesis, Caius Tellus, is determined to eliminate her and ruin Roma Nova. When Aurelia is closing in on him, he strikes at her most vulnerable point. Aurelia must make an agonising decision - her country, her love or her child? A former military commander, Aurelia is one of Roma Nova's strong women, but she doubts in her heart and mind that she can overcome her implacable enemy. And what part does the mysterious and attractive Miklós play - a smuggler who knows too much? If you enjoy reading mystery books for women with plenty of twists and a female protagonist driving the action, this is for you!Fourth in the Roma Nova thriller series, where Roman fiction is brought into the 20th century through an alternative history lens and first of the AURELIA trilogy. INSURRECTIO and RETALIO complete the trilogy. - Finalist, 2016 Historical Novel Society's Indie Prize- B.R.A.G. Medallion

A young tribune at the Roman Empire's dusk meets a fiery daughter of a Celtic prince. Their descendants battle their way through history to the 21st century where they must find their own destiny and happiness while keeping their country safe. Over sixteen hundred years, Roma Nova has seen the brave, the noble, the treacherous, the clever, the chancers, the desperate, the happy and the dutiful who pursue their lives in an enduring Roman society, ruled by women. Eight stories - four historical and four present day, and a little beyond, of the people of Roma Nova. They fight to preserve their way of life, to seek and find love and to do the right thing, just like us. A young Roman tribune is sent to a backwater in 370 AD for practising the wrong religion His lonely sixty-fifth descendant labours in the 1980s to reconstruct her country A Roma Novan imperial councillor attempts to stop the Norman invasion of England in 1066 Her 21st century Praetorian descendant flounders as she searches for her own identity and happiness.The full titles...The Girl from the Market AD 370Victory Speaks AD 395A Roman Intervenes 1066Silvia's story 1987Games 2011Conrad and Carina's Roman Holiday 2019Saturnalia Surprise 2027Allegra and Macrinus 2029Readers of the Roma Nova thriller sesries - INCEPTIO, PERFIDITAS, SUCCESSIO, AURELIA, INSURRECTIO, RETALIO and CARINA - will be familiar with many of the characters in these short stories. But if you are new to Roma Nova, enjoy these eight 'behind the scenes' glimpses into their lives for themselves and perhaps feel curious enough afterwards to find out more about the Roma Novans in the longer novels…

Early 1980s. Roma Nova, founded by dissidents in the dusk of the Roman Empire, is paralysed by a ruler afraid to rule and old laws choking reform. Fear sparks riots only to be exploited by the charismatic leader of a rising nationalist movement.Caius Tellus wants to seize power and destroy the old Roma Nova. Aurelia Mitela, ex-Praetorian and imperial councillor, attempts to rally resistance to counter the growing instability. But is it too late for her to save Roma Nova from meltdown and herself from entrapment and destruction by Caius, her lifelong enemy?Part political thriller, part deadly personal rivalry, INSURRECTIO is Roman fiction brought into the 20th century through an alternate history lens with a strong female protagonist with heart and courage leading the action. If you enjoy reading mystery books for women with plenty of twists, this is for you! - Historical Novel Society's Indie Editor's Choice for Spring 2016- B.R.A.G. Medallion winner- Chill with a Book Awards Book of the Month February 2017