This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I was at my perfect book launch a few weeks ago, well almost perfect as it wasn’t for my book. It was exactly how I imagined a book launch should be. I was stood in a private members club, Prosecco in one hand, delicious canapé … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Writer by Anna Bell – The Perfect Book Launch
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The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Don’t Give Up Your Day Job
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I’ve read blogs before where aspiring authors have given up work and vowed to get their book published within a year. I’ve winced at those blogs and hoped for their sake and their mortgage's sake that they made it. But, … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Don’t Give Up Your Day Job
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Slushpile Success
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I was reading the Novelicious interview with Louise Candlish last week and what she said got me thinking. Ten years ago she wrote a novel, submitted it to agents, got an agent who sold the novel straight away. She then … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Slushpile Success
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Joy of Line Editing
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When I finished my second edit of my new novel I was delighted. I thought I had a pretty good book on my hands. I then sent it to the line editor, and only when I got the results back did I realise I had still been in draft … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Joy of Line Editing
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Getting Professional
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. What a difference a year makes. I don’t think I could even tell you what book I was working on this time last year. I think I was flitting about working on one of my half started books. But in the last year I’ve self published … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Getting Professional