This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When I imagined what it would be like to be offered a book deal, it involved leaping up and down and the sound of champagne corks popping. I actually celebrated it in A&E. It all started well. My agent Broo Doherty had been … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Hazel Osmond
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The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – Watch Your Characters
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.By Anna Bell A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the critique that changed my life, where the person critiquing disliked my characters due to certain actions and lines of dialogue. Just how careful do we have to be when writing a … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – Watch Your Characters
Ten Books…featuring Animals
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. One of the best things about writing these posts – once I've thought of a theme (and it is often based on what is currently happening in my own life) – is the huge amount of books brought to my attention. I often end up … [Read more...] about Ten Books…featuring Animals
Write Your Novel – Editing (Part Four)
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. This is the final post in our series on editing. Part one, part two and part three are all available if you missed them first time around. So, onto business. It's time for stage four, the final polish. As you might imagine, … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Editing (Part Four)
Review – One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Victoria Sutton I love the touch of fairy tale in Cecelia Ahern’s Novels. When I first read PS I Love You I enjoyed it so much that when I saw it in French I had to have it – an excuse to read it again under the … [Read more...] about Review – One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern