This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. If you trawl through the archives of Novelicious, you may find the My Writing Room video I made when my first novel From Notting Hill with Love…Actually was published. Back then I wrote at a desk in my bedroom. In fact my first … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Ali McNamara
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My Book Deal Moment by Catherine Simpson
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I was 50 years old and since I’d been a teenager I’d had two wishes (well, okay, more than that, but these were the two most unattainable): I wished for a book deal and to see Kate Bush in concert. I knew both were a long … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Catherine Simpson
Ten Books…To The Sea
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.From the sunshine-rich, sandy beaches of summer to the immense roar and cutting salty spray of a coastal storm, the sea makes for an irresistible setting in novels. As the season changes and holidaymakers leave the coast for home, … [Read more...] about Ten Books…To The Sea
Review – Summer Flings and Dancing Dreams by Sue Watson
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 Laura Watkin’s world has revolved around her now grown-up daughter for far too long. With her daughter travelling and living an exotic life, Laura realises all she has got to look forward to is a half-decent … [Read more...] about Review – Summer Flings and Dancing Dreams by Sue Watson
How to Write Literary Fiction: 5 Unmissable Things Your Story Needs
Literary fiction is hard to define, because many writers, published authors, editors and agents have a different definition for it. And if a type of novel is hard to define, then it gets even harder to write, because how can you be sure that what you’re writing will fit the genre? But, literary fiction, while often wrongly defined and described as eccentric (and even boring), … [Read more...] about How to Write Literary Fiction: 5 Unmissable Things Your Story Needs