This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Failed designs, Devil Wears Prada-type meltdowns and a lot (seriously – a lot) of emails, as a special Friday treat, writer and comedian Viv Groskop is here to reveal what really goes on between publisher and author when it's … [Read more...] about Book Cover Design Tell All by Viv Groskop
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Novelicious Chats To…Judy Astley
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Judy Astley has come a long way since she was fired from her job as a secretary at Heathrow Airport, aged 19, for putting personal story-writing use of the office typewriter way above the airline's Lost Cargo reports. Eighteen … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Judy Astley
Novelicious Chats To…Sarah Vaughan
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Sarah’s debut novel, The Art of Baking Blind, about the hunt to find a new Mrs Eaden – domestic goddess of the 1960s – explores why we bake. Here, she talks about her inspiration for the book and how other women writers have … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Sarah Vaughan
Liz Fenwick’s Top Five Writing Tips
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. Enjoy the process. Sometimes it’s hard to remember that but it’s so important. 2. Read. Read. Read. And then read some more. Make sure you read widely from magazines (filling the well for women’s fiction topics), newspapers … [Read more...] about Liz Fenwick’s Top Five Writing Tips
My Writing Room by Matt Dunn
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. While I can (and do) write anywhere – cafés, trains, park benches, and aeroplanes (where I’m generally the most productive given the lack of internet access), the only place where I have an actual writing room (well, study, though … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Matt Dunn