This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. When it comes to the first draft, be bold and rapid. Don’t overthink it. Keep going, and only read back when you’ve written THE END. If you write too slowly, and begin to rework your first pages, overly-elaborate language and … [Read more...] about Andrea Gillies’ Top 5 Writing Tips
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Review – Indiscretion by Hannah Fielding
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Debs Carr Set in 1950, Alexandra de Falla, a half-English, half-Spanish, romantic novelist escapes her dull though privileged life in London with her aunt to bask in the sunshine of her father’s family home in … [Read more...] about Review – Indiscretion by Hannah Fielding
Novelicious Chats To…Marie Laval
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. At this time of year we're all looking forward to long, hot summer days. Marie Laval's book, A Spell in Provence, has a perfect setting and today she's chatting to Debs about her writing process and her … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Marie Laval
Review – Glorious Angels by Justina Robson
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Jennifer Joyce Tralane Hutingore is an engineer in the city of Glimshard. It is Tralane’s task to source and analyse old abandoned scraps of technology to gain knowledge that has been lost over the years. The city is … [Read more...] about Review – Glorious Angels by Justina Robson
How to Handle Negative Reviews of Your Book
One of the best things about publishing a book is getting positive reviews. You’ve put the child of your mind out there at the mercy of the readers and hope for, at the very least, a few nice comments and maybe a little praise (especially if it’s your first book). However, the nice, positive reviews sometimes are accompanied by negative ones. And your heart gets a little … [Read more...] about How to Handle Negative Reviews of Your Book