Blog | Amanda Radley

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September 22, 2020

Fitting In has been shortlisted for the Kindle Storyteller Award

I'm finally able to share with you some BIG news!...

August 24, 2020

Detour to Love is now available for preorder!

Romance is in the air on this detour to love...

August 22, 2020

Exciting news, introducing my new publishing home and my next release!

2020 marks five years since I started my publishing journey....

July 14, 2020

Fill in my reader survey and be entered into a draw to win a $50 Amazon gift card!

For the rest of July, I’m running a reader opinion...

June 25, 2020

Racism in sapphic publishing, it’s time to talk about inclusivity again

It’s Pride month, COVID-19 is still in circulation, and the...

June 7, 2020

The Gatekeepers of Writing and Finding Your Own Way

As an author, I often get people asking me how...

June 5, 2020

How writer’s block finally caught up with me and how I (hopefully) overcame it

Let me start by saying that I’ve written seventeen novels...

May 15, 2020

Introducing… Summer Loving a collection of short summer stories from some of the hottest names in f/f fiction right now

Last September, in between a trip to Sweden and a...

April 17, 2020

Sapphic Authors Paying It Forward

As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I’ve had...

April 15, 2020

Cancelled trips and a charitable undertaking

It’s with a heavy heart that I’ve decided it’s best...

April 13, 2020

Writing about COVID-19 in fiction — do we ignore the elephant in the room?

I’m a full-time independent author who writes contemporary romance. I...

April 4, 2020

The reasons why so many of us just aren’t reading at the moment

I’m a member of a number of writing groups, both...

March 27, 2020

An update regarding COVID-19 and paperbacks

The current situation has impacted us all in ways we...

March 26, 2020

The Startling Inaccuracy of the First Impression Cover Reveal and Release

I’m very excited to announce my next book—an enemies to...

March 20, 2020

SCLHO postponed and other event news!

We live in uncertain times. Will Disney+ launch early in...

March 13, 2020

Scary times and one or two things that might make you feel a little better

It’s scary isn’t it? Of course, I’m referring to Coronavirus…...

March 8, 2020

Help me with a project and claim some free audiobooks… win win!

As you may know, us authors receive promotional codes when...

February 14, 2020

How my local supermarket reminded me of an apparently important date

I went to the supermarket yesterday afternoon, I like going...

February 9, 2020

Planes, trains, and aut… hotels! Preparing for an epic year of WLW fiction events

Having just returned from my three week holiday in sunny...

December 5, 2019

Biggest Audiobook Giveaway Ever!

It’s December, the season of giving! I’m already giving away...

November 18, 2019

Keep Holly Close | Sequel to Bring Holly Home

I’m super excited to announce that my latest release will...

November 2, 2019

The Lesbian Review has their say on Lost at Sea…

Earlier this week, I was tagged in a tweet to...

October 20, 2019

Introducing Going Up the mobile game

I’ve been keeping a secret for several months, but I’m...

October 8, 2019

We’re working to offset our carbon footprint

Climate Change. It’s a phrase on everyone’s lips lately. You...

September 15, 2019

Win a free audiobook copy of Second Chances!

I’m happy to announce that due to popular demand my...

September 14, 2019

New Release | Lost at Sea | Now Available Everywhere

Welcome aboard the luxury cruiseliner, Fortuna! During this week-long adventure...

August 31, 2019

Win a free audiobook copy of Mergers and Acquisitions

Do you like ice queens? How about two ice queens...

August 30, 2019

Second Chances now available in audio

As part of my push to make all of my...

August 29, 2019

The history of Ice Cream (Wars)

In September, I’ll be releasing my first ever co-written work....

August 21, 2019

Do you like ice cream? How about ice queens? It’s competition time!

Sometime ago I hinted that I was working on a...

August 14, 2019

Best Selling Lesbian Romance The Road Ahead | On Sale Now

For a limited time, The Road Ahead will be on...

July 28, 2019

The importance of LGBT+ fiction, and Radclyffe’s speech at RITA 2019

The RWA (Romance Writers of America) hold a yearly conference...

July 28, 2019

Win a free audiobook

This August I’m giving away some free promo codes of...

July 24, 2019

What would you like to see at GCLS next year?

I took the plunge and have signed up for the...

July 21, 2019

It’s that time again…

I recently received an email advising me that my GCLS...

July 20, 2019

Book Review: Gentleman Jack — The Real Anne Lister

Most Sapphic women are by now aware of the BBC/HBO...

July 4, 2019

A grave situation has occurred…

I don’t want to panic anyone, but someone has stolen...

June 30, 2019

Going Up Releases to Critical Acclaim

After three weeks at the top of the Amazon.com lesbian...

June 3, 2019

Writing WLW Fiction as a Bisexual Woman? I’ve Been Rejected

Back in July 2018, I decided to make a change...

May 11, 2019

A big hello to my amazing Patrons!

There’s a wonderful thrill that comes from crafting a story...

May 9, 2019

WLW FICTION QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS 2019

Firstly, a very big thank you to everyone who filled...

May 7, 2019

Colleagues in the Author Business

As a full time self-published author, I work from home...

May 5, 2019

South Coast Lesfic Hang Out, a summary

Where can you find three 2019 GCLS finalists, three Emmas,...

February 13, 2019

EVENT POSTPONED: I’m Attending DIVA Literary Festival 2019… are you?

I’m very happy to announce that I will be attending...

February 9, 2019

Coming soon… Second Chances

I’m happy to announce that I will be releasing my...

February 8, 2019

Learning to ignore the derisive chuckles regarding your holiday choices

I just returned from holiday, vacation to some of you....

December 11, 2018

My experience using Tantor Media to produce an audiobook… spoiler, it’s not great!

Audiobooks are a great up-and-coming market for the Indie author....

November 21, 2018

A Swedish Christmas Fairy Tale is Now Available!

Do you want to read a festive tale of two...

November 10, 2018

Coming soon… A Swedish Christmas Fairy Tale

In a few days I’ll be releasing my first ever...

October 30, 2018

Flight SQA016 and the journey into publishing by A.E. Radley

One of the questions I hear from people most frequently...

October 28, 2018

A huge thank you to my Patrons!

I adore publishing. There’s a wonderful thrill that comes from...

October 18, 2018

Golden Crown Literary Society Award Nominations for A.E. Radley

Earlier this week I discovered that my novels Bring Holly...

October 16, 2018

A bit of a refresh…

As those of you who visit often probably know, my...

October 9, 2018

The Big Uneasy | Now Available

It’s the 9th October and I’m very happy to be...

October 3, 2018

Introducing… The Big Uneasy and a fantastic opportunity to win an audiobook!

The Big Uneasy, my ninth novel and the second book...

August 25, 2018

ELLCon 2018…. missing you already

ELLCon, or the European Lesfic Literary Conference to those who...

August 2, 2018

Silent protests don’t lead to change, conversation does…

A few weeks ago the hype around the 2018 GCLS...

July 24, 2018

A change of language…

I’m making some changes to the language I use when...

July 4, 2018

Introducing… Climbing the Ladder

I’m very happy to announce that my next book, Climbing...

June 23, 2018

Praise for The Road Ahead

The Road Ahead has been out for almost three weeks...

May 8, 2018

Lesbian and bi women fiction survey results 2018

Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who filled in...

April 24, 2018

Introducing… the Random Review Generator

It’s been a topic of discussion for a while that...

March 17, 2018

Some unsolicited advice

I recently had a message from a reader on social...

January 28, 2018

And now for something completely different…

Over ten years ago I wrote a book. Well, it...

January 16, 2018

Win a Free Copy of the Huntress Audiobook

I’m very happy to announce my first audiobook was released...

January 3, 2018

New Release: Bring Holly Home | Coming 1st April 2018

I’m very happy to announce my next release is now...

December 7, 2017

Planning for 2018

2017 has been very different from 2016 for me. In...

October 29, 2017

The Debut Novel | Q&A Tag

This is my very first, but hopefully not my last,...

May 19, 2017

Everything you wanted to know about reviews, but were afraid to ask!

Whether you’re an author wishing you had more reviews, or...

April 20, 2017

Bisexuality and the Lesfic community – Podcast

While bisexuals represent the largest group within the LGBTQ community,...

February 22, 2017

eBook piracy vs clickbait

I’ve recently seen quite a few authors discussing that their...

January 16, 2017

2016 Movie and TV in Review

When we sit down at the end of the year...

December 5, 2016

Triangle and the Feta Quiche

It was eleven o’clock in the morning when the doorbell...

December 1, 2016

The month Captain No Friends morphs into Mister Popular

Ah, December. I know what you’re thinking, I’m going to...

November 20, 2016

Grounded cover reveal and release date

I‘m very happy to be able to finally show off...

February 4, 2016

Breakfast Entertainment, Manuel-style

I love performing arts, especially comedy. However, this weekend I...

February 4, 2016

Let’s end queer-baiting on our screens

AfterEllen.com has written a great article here on queer-baiting. For...

February 1, 2016

The things you get asked when you’re a writer

Since announcing my first book is being published I have...