Mills & Boons are holding a competition which is free to enter. All you need to do is upload the first chapter of your romance novel by the deadline 22 September 2010. You will need to choose a category for your writing; contemporary, historical, passion, suspence, warm & cosy or paranormal romance. People can read an rate your entry.

I've entered the New Voice competition with 'Instinct'. It is listed under the paranormal romance category. If you could read and rate it then that would be really apprenticated: http://www.romanceisnotdead.com/

I doubt I'll win as its more an ubran fantasy than a paranormal romance but I'm hoping that it might be a refreshing change for the readers voting - you never know. You got to be in it to win it!

If you've entered too, let me know and I'll read and rate your writing too.

I had a feeling that ending an YA Ubran Fantasy with an element of Romance might get a negative response by not letting the happy couple get together at the end.

After recieving the first run of negative feedback on Drift I realised that the ending was not welcomed by the audience.   The whole story had been a promise of a beautiful romance and then by not delivering at the end, I had short changed my reader like a dodgy builder that doesn't finish the job asked. 

I had a little think about it and then I crafted the ending they all desired and quickly got my feedback turned around to five stars again.