Angela M Sims

Coming Soon

It's been a while since there have been any posts from me, for which I apologise! You may know that there have been some problems getting these posts out to you by email. You signed up to my mailing list, then heard nothing from me - how rude! However, I

Luisa A Jones: My First Book

In the true tradition of every great series, just when you think it's over...it's not! The same goes for my series entitled My First Book, featuring some great local authors (& some not so local), who have taken time out to tell us about publishing their first book, and what's

The Pazzi Conspiracy

26th April, 1478 A day like many others in Renaissance Florence. A Sunday. A day when everyone went to Mass, to kneel, to pray, to take communion. But it was also a day when blood would be spilt on holy ground. The Medici family were the de facto rulers of

An Historical Fiction

I was recently asked to write a short overview of The Rose of Florence for a book club, so that they could get a flavour of the story before I go to meet them. Yes, I'm going to talk to a group of book lovers about my book - I'm

Jan Baynham: My First Book

In the last of my series of blogs from authors talking about their experience of publishing their first book, I'm delighted to welcome Jan Baynham. Jan is a fellow Cariad member of the RNA and was one of the first people to give me advice and encouragement when The Rose

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