Amanda Radley
Coming out again… and again… and again…
Life seems to involve constantly revealing yourself to others. As an author of LGBTQ fiction, I know that many of my readers will...
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Amanda Radley
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
2020… a year of inspiration?
Inspiration has been a little hard to come by in 2020, especially if you’re a romance author who likes to keep things fairly light. As a...
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Amanda Radley
- Jun 5, 2020
- 5 min
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 in under four years. I’m a full-time author with no other source of income so...
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Amanda Radley
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
Sapphic Authors Paying It Forward
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I’ve had to make the decision to not travel to the GCLS Conference later in the year. However, in...
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Amanda Radley
- Mar 13, 2020
- 5 min
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… or COVID-19 as it’s more formally known. It seems to be the only thing...
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Amanda Radley
- Feb 14, 2020
- 4 min
How my local supermarket reminded me of an apparently important date
I went to the supermarket yesterday afternoon, I like going around 3 o’clock because most of the mums are picking up their kids, the...
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Amanda Radley
- Feb 9, 2020
- 3 min
Planes, trains, and aut… hotels! Preparing for an epic year of WLW fiction events
Having just returned from my three week holiday in sunny Florida my first thought was obviously to… book more travel! Not because I am...
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Amanda Radley
- Oct 8, 2019
- 1 min
We’re working to offset our carbon footprint
Climate Change. It’s a phrase on everyone’s lips lately. You don’t have to be a scientist to know that the world is changing and that we...
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Amanda Radley
- Aug 21, 2019
- 2 min
Do you like ice cream? How about ice queens? It’s competition time!
Sometime ago I hinted that I was working on a super secret project. Now I can finally reveal that project is a collaborative co-write...
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Amanda Radley
- Jul 28, 2019
- 2 min
The importance of LGBT+ fiction, and Radclyffe’s speech at RITA 2019
The RWA (Romance Writers of America) hold a yearly conference where they hand out multiple awards to the romance industry. These awards...
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Amanda Radley
- Jul 20, 2019
- 3 min
Book Review: Gentleman Jack — The Real Anne Lister
Most Sapphic women are by now aware of the BBC/HBO series Gentleman Jack, and therefore aware of Anne Lister. In fact, most of us are...
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Amanda Radley
- Jun 3, 2019
- 8 min
Writing WLW Fiction as a Bisexual Woman? I’ve Been Rejected
Back in July 2018, I decided to make a change to my use of language when it came to promoting my books. Up until that time I had...
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Amanda Radley
- Feb 8, 2019
- 4 min
Learning to ignore the derisive chuckles regarding your holiday choices
I just returned from holiday, vacation to some of you. I went to America. Florida. Orlando, to be precise. Yes, I visited Disney....
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Amanda Radley
- Oct 30, 2018
- 4 min
Flight SQA016 and the journey into publishing by A.E. Radley
The answer to the second question is… no. I never wanted to be an author. It feels weird to say that now that I am a full-time author and...
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Amanda Radley
- Oct 28, 2018
- 2 min
A huge thank you to my Patrons!
I adore publishing. There’s a wonderful thrill that comes from crafting something and then releasing it to the world. Especially when you...
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Amanda Radley
- Oct 16, 2018
- 1 min
A bit of a refresh…
As those of you who visit often probably know, my website frequently goes through changes. However, I wanted to flag up some new content...
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Amanda Radley
- Aug 2, 2018
- 9 min
Silent protests don’t lead to change, conversation does…
A few weeks ago the hype around the 2018 GCLS convention began. As per every year around that time, Facebook feeds were full of people...
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Amanda Radley
- Jul 24, 2018
- 1 min
A change of language…
I’m making some changes to the language I use when talking about my books. Historically I have used the term “lesbian fiction” or...
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Amanda Radley
- Mar 17, 2018
- 6 min
Some unsolicited advice
I recently had a message from a reader on social media and it went a little like this. Them: I just wanted to say thank you for writing...
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Amanda Radley
- Oct 29, 2017
- 4 min
The Debut Novel | Q&A Tag
This is my very first, but hopefully not my last, author tag post. Suggested by the lovely Niamh Murphy, author of Escape to Pirate...
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