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Review – You Had Me at Hello by Mhairi McFarlane

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Reviewed by Cesca Major This is a love story. Rachel met Ben at university. Ten years later Ben reappears in the same city... with a wife in tow. Times have changed, they have all moved on, but somehow the past is always … [Read more...] about Review – You Had Me at Hello by Mhairi McFarlane

Ask the Editor: Do you look for specific styles and trends in a book or does it really just come down to a great story?

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Welcome to the first in our brand new series: Ask the Editor! Caroline Hogg has worked in publishing for almost ten years, at Little, Brown Book Group and more recently at Avon, HarperCollins. In February she'll be joining Pan … [Read more...] about Ask the Editor: Do you look for specific styles and trends in a book or does it really just come down to a great story?

The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Terrifying Elevator Pitch

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I know I’m not the only aspiring author who breaks out in a cold sweat at the thought of reducing a ninety thousand word masterpiece into a few carefully constructed sentences. But just how useful is it to be able to have that … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Terrifying Elevator Pitch

Ten Books…Inspired by Austen

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Today is the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. I'm sure Jane never imagined that her plots, stories and characters would have provided so much inspiration for other writers over the … [Read more...] about Ten Books…Inspired by Austen