This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks It’s 1914 and beautiful debutante, Vivian, is busy worrying about filling her dance card and catching the eye of the very good-looking man she is determined to marry. A naïve mistake leads to a scandal, … [Read more...] about Review – If You Go Away by Adele Parks
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How to Create Strong and Believable Young Adult Protagonists
The problem with young adult protagonists is that they often come across as too mature – so much so that it seems that an adult person is hiding beneath their skin. And then there is the other end of the spectrum, where the young adult protagonists come across as vapid, self-centered and seem to only care for themselves, or their love interest. What is needed is the golden … [Read more...] about How to Create Strong and Believable Young Adult Protagonists
Stephanie Butland’s Top 5 Writing Tips
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. Read. Read widely, read hungrily. Read the kind of things you want to write and the kind of things you’d never attempt. Find something to admire, and something to learn, in everything you read. 2. Set a daily or weekly word … [Read more...] about Stephanie Butland’s Top 5 Writing Tips
The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – The Fog
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. by Anna Bell I've always been pleased that I've never suffered from writer's block. I can’t imagine a worse thing for a writer. Yet now, I feel I'm suffering from something else – the writing fog, where my mind isn't clear … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – The Fog
My Book Deal Moment by Debbie Rix
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I first started writing fiction 25 years ago. I wrote my first novel (a thriller based on my time as newsreader on Breakfast TV) and sent it to a couple of agents and publishers who said that they thought I could write well, but … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Debbie Rix