This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. We've just launched our fabulous Novelicious Undiscovered writing competition and in it we ask for entries of the first 3000 words of your novel. Caroline Hogg, Commissioning Editor at Avon (HarperCollins) AND one of … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for a Great Book Opening from Avon Commissioning Editor Caroline Hogg
Archives for February 2012
My Writing Room – Evonne Wareham
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Evonne Wareham is a romantic thriller writer and the author of Never Coming Home which is out in early March. My Writing Room by Evonne Wareham I don't actually have a writing room. Writing tends to sprawl … [Read more...] about My Writing Room – Evonne Wareham
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – What Makes a Good Synopsis?
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. No, really! What makes a good synopsis – I’m asking you! I’ve got to the stage where I’ve painstakingly prepared the first few chapters from my latest novel. I’ve written a cover letter, which I hope is a vast improvement on … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – What Makes a Good Synopsis?
February’s Literary Adaptations
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. BY AMANDA KEATS BY AMANDA KEATS Adaptations are everywhere nowadays. Filmmakers are starting to see the brilliance in novel plots and turning them into films. But it isn't just books that are being adapted. This February, … [Read more...] about February’s Literary Adaptations
Review – Manhattan by Ronni Cooper
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.As a certified shoeaholic and ‘Sex and the City’ addict when I received my copy of ‘Manhattan’ and the pair of Christian Louboutin shoes on the front cover stared back at me I couldn’t wait to get stuck in, having not read Ronnie … [Read more...] about Review – Manhattan by Ronni Cooper