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Manchester is rather splendid. #LoveStoriesEtc

Big shout out to @Charlottegshore for being so open and honest about the ghostwriting process in her panel today... and for being so funny 🩷 #lovestoriesetc

Completely overwhelmed with the fantastic panels and workshops happening at #LoveStoriesEtc Romance Festival and also spending time with my lovely bookish friends x x @BookMinxSJV and Alice from @HarperNorthUK have been the most brilliant warm and funny hosts. 💕

I think I may have been hallucinating, but we covered Casper the Friendly Ghost, sharing colds and Zombies in our 7th author panel with @littlehux, Laura Wood, Kirsty Greenwood and @LauraDockrill here at @MancLibraries #LoveStoriesEtc and it was HILARIOUS!!

Digging into every element of #lovestoriesetc - location, period in history, tone, feel, food... another fantastic author panel here at @MancLibraries with Felicity York, @jo_thomas01, Cecil Cameron, @HolderSuzan and @sarramanning in conversation with Alice from @HarperNorthUK!

Panel 5 here at @MancLibraries #LoveStoriesEtc festival with @EveAinsworth @Jane_Costello_ @theguyliner and @jennycolgan in conversation with Alice from @HarperNorthUK was spectacular. Hilarious. Insightful. Thoughtful. And a *little* bit spicy!! *Really really really*

I could have kept going for at least another hour, despite the inflatable carrot (IYKYK), in conversation with @ClaireDaverley @JENDELLA @NotRollergirl here at @MancLibraries #LoveStoriesEtc! Thank you, ladies, you were FANTASTIC!

Kicking off Day 2 of the @MancLibraries #lovestoriesetc festival in absolute style! Hilarious panel with @Isabelle_Broom @CathyBramley and @Charlottegshore in conversation with Alice from @HarperNorthUK.

❤️ #lovestoriesetc Festival day two!! A day FULL of brilliant author panels. Starting with @CathyBramley @Isabelle_Broom and @Charlottegshore! @BookMinxSJV @Wstones_Arndale. So excited 😊

Our first Author Panel here at @MancLibraries #LoveStoriesEtc!! Alice @HarperNorthUK in conversation with @_shaniakilah, Beth Reekles, Sophie Loxton and @MhairiMcF digging deep into romance, love, friendship, connection and community.

Our last industry professional workshop here at @MancLibraries #LoveStoriesEtc festival sees Sunday Times bestselling romance author @Heidi_Swain in conversation with her literary agent @LBAamanda and Editor and Publisher Clare Hey from @simonschusterUK.

Next panel event with Diana Beaumont from @DHHlitagency in conversation with Alice from @HarperNorthUK here is at @MancLibraries #LoveStoriesEtc made even MORE special with the FANTASTIC @NotRollergirl joining them on stage!

Brilliant third panel here at @MancLibraries #LoveStoriesEtc festival, with my @simonschusterUK colleague (desk buddy and work wife) @MollyCrawfordd, sharing all her fantastic editorial insights.

LOVING the #LoveStoriesetc Festival

Our second industry professional panel here at @MancLibraries #LoveStoriesEtc is with Publishing Powerhouses @Sabah_K @GenevieveRsanna from @simonschusterUK talking us through Publicity and Marketing tips and tricks, in conversation with Alice from @HarperNorthUK.

And we're off! Claire Gardner from #TheAuthorsLounge nailing how to build a personal brand for authors here at @MancLibraries #LoveStoriesEtc!

❤️ Woohoo! Full House for the 1st #lovestoriesetc festival workshop! #love #romance #Manchester #RespectRomFic @BookMinxSJV @HarperNorthUK @macinnes_neil @Wstones_Arndale

It's TOMORROW!! Got your tickets? librarylive.co.uk/event/10019/

It's #LoveStoriesEtc Eve Eve! In less than 48 hours 37 romance writers will join Alice (@HarperNorthUK) and I at @MancLibraries for a phenomenal two days! Tiny handful of tickets left - so unless you want the worse case of FOMO ever, grab one here: librarylive.co.uk/event/10019/

Today @MikeSweeney_UK from @BBCRadioManc did his show from Central Library. Myself, @macinnes_neil , and other staff, partners and supporters were able to share all the things that go on in @MancLibraries across the city. You can hear it here, bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…