This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.From the opening notes of the musical score, you just know that Baby Boom is set in the 80s. It is New York in 1987. Career men and women have fast paced lives. They live to work, often from five till nine, and everything else … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Apple Sauce From the Movie Baby Boom
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The Book That Changed My Life: Rachael English Picks Heidi by Johanna Spyri
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When I was six, my mother read Heidi to me. Of course, she’d read other books, but Johanna Spyri’s story about a little girl who goes to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps is the one that has lodged in my brain. Perhaps, … [Read more...] about The Book That Changed My Life: Rachael English Picks Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Novelicious Chats To…Kerry Fisher
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Kerry Fisher has worked as an English teacher in Corsica and Spain, an elephant riding, theme-park reviewing travel journalist and as a holiday rep and grape picker in Tuscany. Today, she writes funny books for HarperCollins from … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Kerry Fisher
Review – Daughter by Jane Shemilt
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kelly Allen Jenny is a mother three; two twin boys, Ed and Theo, and a daughter called Naomi. Their lives consist of hustle and bustle, quick exchanges of hello and goodbye, grumpy grunts of teenage years, and the … [Read more...] about Review – Daughter by Jane Shemilt
How to Write a Good Short Story
A short story, simply put, is like a shorter version of a novel. It has the same elements as that of a novel: characters, setting, plot, conflict, and a resolution. A short story will require more creativity from an author because given the limitations of the number of words; you have to make sure your readers are satisfied and truly impressed. How do you impress your … [Read more...] about How to Write a Good Short Story

