This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Today marks the final day of this year’s Banned Books Week – The American Library Association’s annual event to promote the freedom to read. The celebration doesn’t have to end here, however; we can continue fighting the good fight … [Read more...] about Celebrate Your Right to Read with these Five Banned Book Beauties
Writing Tips Oasis
My Book Deal Moment by Sophie Kinsella
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I had written as Madeleine Wickham for several years before Sophie Kinsella was even a twinkle in my eye. I was very happy writing my novels as Madeleine Wickham, and I enjoyed the style – third person, ensemble pieces with a hint … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Sophie Kinsella
Friday Book Giveaway! The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back! If you fell in love with Don, the brilliant yet socially inept professor of genetics, in Graeme Simsion’s first novel The Rosie Project, you’ll be delighted to hear that its sequel, The Rosie … [Read more...] about Friday Book Giveaway! The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Review – The School Gate Survival Guide by Kerry Fisher
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 Maia Etxeleku is used to struggling to keep on top of the household bills. With two young children, Bronte and Harley, and a useless layabout of a husband to support, clothe and feed, Maia is resigned to … [Read more...] about Review – The School Gate Survival Guide by Kerry Fisher
5 Tips for Creating Villains in Your Stories
One of the telltale signs of poor writing in fiction is when the characters are not given enough (or the right kind) of development. Nowhere is this more noticeable than in villains – readers are supposed to feel antagonized by the villain, not the writer. When readers start seeing so many holes in characterization that they end up hating the writer instead of the villain, then … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Creating Villains in Your Stories