The first review for A Perfect Distraction is in! RT Book Reviews has given Jake and Maggie 4 stars! “This nicely written first novel contains well-drawn characters and Sugden’s use of detail makes the story come alive. Her descriptions of Maggie’s ex and the hockey players are particularly good.” You can read the full review … Read more
[Note: My visit was back in early 2007, when I first started writing A Perfect Distraction. The Devils moved to the Prudential Center – aka The Rock – for the 2007-8 season.] As loyal New Jersey Devils fans and season ticket holders, we attended around 30+ games a season; more if you included the post-season. … Read more
One of the most common questions writers get asked is where you get your ideas. The simple answer is from all sorts of places. Not very helpful or very interesting. So, for those of you who want interesting, here is the story behind A Perfect Distraction. In particular, its hero – Jake ‘Bad Boy’ Badoletti. By … Read more
I’ve been asked to provide links to two recent articles I wrote for Romance University, so here they are! The first article, entitled Surviving Nearly There, looks at how to get through what I think was the toughest part of my journey to publication. I provide some tips on things you might try – things … Read more
Reading books, watching programmes and going to games is a great way to learn about players. You can also get a wealth of information listening to the commentators — especially when they’re as good as the Devils’ duo – Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick and Glenn ‘Chico’ Resch – and hockey expert Stan ‘The Maven’ Fischler. But, … Read more
Baffled by the number of craft books out there? Bewildered by all the different workshops telling you how to write your book? Bothered that you’re doing it wrong? All You Need is a Six-Pack is an interactive workshop that will show you how to develop a writer’s tool kit that works for you, by looking at your … Read more
As a veteran of numerous pitches to editors and agents, I’m often asked for advice on how to survive that all-important pitch session. Panic-Free Pitching is an interactive workshop that gives practical hints and tips, an invaluable list of dos and don’ts and all the necessary tools to make the most of your appointment. Based … Read more
Delighted to see that RT Book Reviews is excited about more books in the New Jersey Ice Cats series. Check out their The Books Before The Buzz page which says: Anna Sugden is sure to delight sports romance fans with her dramatic and sizzling book,Rescuing Jenny, the story of a hockey fan and the player who betrayed … Read more
One of the things that regular visitors to the old version of my website asked me to do, when I looked at revamping my site, was to keep the section – previously called Extras – that gave them insights into me and my books. Whether it was the pieces I wrote about the research I … Read more
I’ve been asked if I could make the resources from my workshops available on my website. So, that’s what I’ll be doing on this page. I’ll also be including links to articles and blog posts on various For Writer topics. Feel free to download and use the materials posted here – I hope they are helpful. … Read more
