There's a wrap up of the Mananan Festival in today's Manx Independent! Check out these lovely words & pictures about our performers, and thanks to everyone who came along as a viewer or volunteer. #erinartscentre #isleofman #porterin #manananfestival #festival #manx

And yep, that is me on the same page as Simon Armitage so, yep, I am re tweeting this!

Air Transport Auxiliary memorabilia worth between £30-40k (Antiques Roadshow ) so my afternoon with Mary Ellis for 'Bobby's War ' now seems invaluable! #ata #warnovels SallyB McGlone #antiquesroadshow #

A lovely memory of a lovely woman. She was the inspiration for my 2nd novel, 'Bobby's War' which Sally kindly pre-read for me to check and I hope some of Mary's legacy is preserved in that book.

I love that people borrow my books from the library and you're right, we still get an income from that for which we are incredibly grateful. I use our local library regularly for my own reads. Use them or lose then people! #lovelibraries

Latest brand screwing authors over: @AnnaArchivist which directs people to free downloads of books under the excuse of 'free flow of information+preservation of knowledge+ culture'. And yet contributes to the erosion of author culture by rubbing away at our sources of income

No Audible, let's not listen to romance-like Romeo/Juliet, Darcy/Elizabeth Bennet or Cathy/Heathcliffe.That would be so embarrassing.Romance can be well written-some aren't, but neither are some books in other genres. It's time to #standup4romance #respectromfic #romanticfic

I regularly scream at the radio when Today make what they think is a funny comment about Manchester's weather. Manchester gets less rainfall than Cardiff and Glasgow. Just skip the Londoncentric patronising, BBC Radio 4. #weather #bbcradio #patronisingatR4 #manchester

Had a wonderful time with these children yesterday. They were so engaged and interested and their questions really got me thinking. Don't ever underestimate children!

Thank goodness we have the RNA and the Society of Authors ro fight our corner for us.

Should have put my glasses on to type...

I was 67. I claim 'late developer.' Now on book 5 and an award under my belt. Never give up.

Loneliness - A Modern Pandemic shirleymannauthor.home.blog/2023/11/13/lon… via Shirley Mann author

I was delighted to be asked to do this blog for the Romantic Novelists' Association website. It's like a therapy session thinking about the journey. The RNA is a brilliant organisation that really supports authors like me and I'm not just saying that because it gave me an award! Hope you enjoy it.

Want to know how I got here? shirleymannauthor.home.blog/2023/11/28/wan…

I have say I worry about these offers. After all, what else that has taken at least one year of gruelling work to produce is offered for free? Any views anyone? #authors #shouldwewritefornothing #arefreebooksfair

Delighted to hear young people are turning to romantic fiction. Today Let’s fight back against the snobbery. We all need romance..especially when it's well written and researched.#respectromfiction #romanticfiction #fightromcomsnobbery bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

So touched that people have bothered to vote for my novel 'Bridget's War ' for the Romantic Novelists' Association Popular Romantic Fiction Award so that I'm now shortlisted. What an honour!

We’re delighted and so proud to share that Shirley Mann has been nominated for The Popular Fiction Romantic Novel Award for her brilliant book, Bridget’s War! Find all the details here: romanticnovelistsassociation.org/news/the-roman…