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    Coming out again… and again… and again…
    Amanda Radley
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    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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    2020… a year of inspiration?
    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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    How writer’s block finally caught up with me and how I (hopefully) overcame it
    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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    Sapphic Authors Paying It Forward
    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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    Scary times and one or two things that might make you feel a little better
    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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    Do you like ice cream? How about ice queens? It’s competition time!
    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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    The importance of LGBT+ fiction, and Radclyffe’s speech at RITA 2019
    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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    Book Review: Gentleman Jack — The Real Anne Lister
    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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    Writing WLW Fiction as a Bisexual Woman? I’ve Been Rejected
    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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    Learning to ignore the derisive chuckles regarding your holiday choices
    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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    Flight SQA016 and the journey into publishing by A.E. Radley
    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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    A huge thank you to my Patrons!
    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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    A bit of a refresh…
    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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    Silent protests don’t lead to change, conversation does…
    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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    A change of language…
    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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    Some unsolicited advice
    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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    The Debut Novel | Q&A Tag
    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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