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 Allison Darling lives with her family in Monrovia, a seemingly perfect American suburb, where a clique of beautiful women, the Glamour Girls, sell beauty products and rule the roost. Having been raised in … [Read more...] about Review – Housewitch by Katie Schickel
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How to Gain More Email Subscribers Through Your Author Blog
If you’re an author who maintains his or her own blog site, you should know that a newsletter is a must because it lets you keep your readers updated, without requiring them to go out of their way to visit your blog every time there’s new content published on it. However, the blog and the newsletter should also form a sustainable structure wherein one leads readers to the … [Read more...] about How to Gain More Email Subscribers Through Your Author Blog
5 Tips for Writing Mysteries
Good mystery novels have the same general characteristics of every type of a good novel: fleshed out characters that captivate your mind long after reading about them and an unpredictable and exciting plot, executed through an exceeding amount of showing instead of telling. However, they are special in several ways. The plot is based around a crime, most often murder. The … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Writing Mysteries
5 Fatal Mistakes That Will Kill Your Start-Up Book Business
When you start your own book business, you are optimistic and put your heart, soul and hard-earned cash into it. But the wise ones know that it is not just optimism or passion that makes your business tick. There are other crucial factors that you should take into account, so that your business does not derail. Listed below are a few common mistakes that you should avoid. 1. … [Read more...] about 5 Fatal Mistakes That Will Kill Your Start-Up Book Business
Why Coffee and Writing Make a Perfect Combination
“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?” Albert Camus Writers live a lonely life. Well, almost. There are very few who understand their passion for ‘meaningless scribbling’. It is probable that as a writer you have to face questions and criticisms from your near and dear ones too. They often do not see the point of your struggle to make a living through your books. … [Read more...] about Why Coffee and Writing Make a Perfect Combination