Backstory is what happened to your protagonist and the world (if you are writing a science-fiction or a fantasy story), before the beginning of the novel. Backstory can be told in many different ways. The easiest way is to tell a part of the backstory through a prologue. Then, you can give a lot of information at the beginning of chapter one. You can also dump a lot of … [Read more...] about 4 Common Backstory Blunders and How to Avoid Them
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How Self-Publishing Can Help Your Career
A good piece on the ways in which self-publishing can help your career has been written by Ashley Mason at Brit + Co. Below is a quote from Ashley's article: Maybe you’re already got the #girlboss title of your dreams. Or perhaps you’re flirting with idea of launching your passion project as a side hustle. Why not add book author to that list? (We did with Homemakers!) … [Read more...] about How Self-Publishing Can Help Your Career
Novelicious Chats To…Katie Fforde
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.There’s nothing like a Katie Fforde novel. Her latest, A Summer at Sea, offers delicious escapism aboard a little puffer boat in Scotland. Katie joins us now to talk books, inspiration and her writing process. Where do you find … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Katie Fforde
My Writing Room by Carol Drinkwater
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I LOVE building, creating spaces. Sometimes I wonder whether in my sleeping hours I am moonlighting as an architect. When we bought our ruin of an Olive Farm in the south of France I was in horror and fear of the structural work … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Carol Drinkwater
Literary Love Letter – Dear Jojo Moyes by Lindsay Jill Roth
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Have you ever been so inspired by an author’s work that you wish you could tell them exactly how much they have impacted your life? In this series, Literary Love Letters, we do just that – share open love letters to inspiring … [Read more...] about Literary Love Letter – Dear Jojo Moyes by Lindsay Jill Roth