This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Zarina de Ruiter Olivia Pennywort is the peculiar owner of the Pennywort farm, located in a valley in New York. Well-known for the wondrous maze stretching the length of her property, which is rumoured to help visitors … [Read more...] about Review – The Night Garden by Lisa Van Allen
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Interview with Joel Friedlander, The Book Designer
If you’re an author who is self-publishing your own book, book design is a vital component to consider. Doing so will help ensure you’re producing the best quality product possible for your readers. Among other things, book design involves addressing aspects of your book such as its content and structure, headings, format, font styles, page layout, binding and book cover … [Read more...] about Interview with Joel Friedlander, The Book Designer
5 Writing Lessons from Shashi Tharoor
Dr. Shashi Tharoor is a bestselling Indian writer and politician. A former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and currently MP for Thiruvananthapuram with the Indian National Congress, Tharoor did not let his political career stop his pen. He has authored various fictional and non-fictional literature in English. He has also been a columnist with some of the … [Read more...] about 5 Writing Lessons from Shashi Tharoor
My Book Deal Moment by Dana Bate
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. The timing couldn’t have been better – but at the time I thought it couldn’t have been worse. When my agent began sending out my debut manuscript in June 2011, I had just lost my first baby halfway through the pregnancy, after … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Dana Bate
Winter is Coming – 5 Bookish Pyjamas to Ward Off the Chill
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. We don’t want to sound dramatic, guys, but winter is definitely coming. Now that selection boxes have been emptied and fairy lights taken down, it kind of feels as though the low temperatures, grey skies and long, dark nights are … [Read more...] about Winter is Coming – 5 Bookish Pyjamas to Ward Off the Chill