- Chair of the Romantic Novelist’s Association Eileen Ramsay tells Josephine that there is often a great snobbery in the UK about “romantic’ books; which can be splendid literary reads.
- Freya North says at school she was not a diligent student she was a daydreamer which has helped her as a writer.
- Jo Thomas chats to Josephine about how she worked in radio then had a family. She then started writing short stories, she read a Katie Fforde novel and immediately realised that was the sort of book she wanted to write.
- Bernadine Kennedy tells us she was a social worker before she started writing which has helped with her contemporary novels.
- Liz Fenwick explains how she ended up in her beloved, edgy Cornwall via many different countries.
- Julie Cohen & Rowan Coleman talk to Josephine about starting books and how scary it is. It take ages to get the first draught down – it’s the hard one. And they go on to explain they would never show their first draught to their editor.
- Bella North says the RNA has helped her in more ways than she could imagine.
- Bosom friends!
- Jane Milliman talks to us about drag, cancer, her life as an actress & South West France.
Romance in the Court – A Celebration of Romantic Fiction – Meet the Authors on Radio Gorgeous with Josephine Pembroke
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Josephine was invited the RNA annual summer party hosted by Goldsboro Books in Cecil Court, London W1. The volume of the voices was loud, the pink bubbles flowed and Josephine caught up with Freya North, Julie Cohen, Rowan Coleman and many more. Josephine also chatted to Chair of The RNA Eileen Ramsay and found out how supportive and fun this association is. Looking forward to the Xmas bash already! Cheers.
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