This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. Decide what kind of writer you want to be. I knew I wanted to be commercially successful. I gave my agent a list of ideas and asked her ‘which one can you sell?’ 2. Show up to the page, everyday. Just show up and write. Even if … [Read more...] about Claire Garber’s Top Five Writing Tips
Archives for July 2013
Ask the Editor – Do books get turned down by agents more often because of poor writing or because the timing is not right?
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Caroline Hogg has worked in publishing for almost ten years, at Little, Brown Book Group and more recently at Avon, HarperCollins. She's currently at Pan Macmillan as Senior Commissioning Editor for Commercial Women's … [Read more...] about Ask the Editor – Do books get turned down by agents more often because of poor writing or because the timing is not right?
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Small Print
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I have to admit that before I got my book deal I didn’t give the components of it that much thought. I wanted to be traditionally published, I got offered a book deal that would see that happen, but I have to admit I was totally … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Small Print
Ten books…Whodunit?
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I love crime. Well, not in real life, that's not right. But I love to read about it and I love a good mystery. I love the thrill of finding a gruesome murder, and wading through people's messed-up lives, like a voyeur, … [Read more...] about Ten books…Whodunit?
The Book That Changed My Life: Celia Anderson chooses Miss Buncle’s Book by D.E. Stevenson
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Celia Anderson's novel Sweet Proposal is out on 1st of August. In the latest in our series, she tells us why Miss Buncle's Book inspired her to become an author. D. E Stevenson’s story, first published in 1959, … [Read more...] about The Book That Changed My Life: Celia Anderson chooses Miss Buncle’s Book by D.E. Stevenson