This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. It was 3.56pm on Friday 1 March 2013 when the email arrived but I didn’t see it straight away. We were post school-run and in need of a treat – the children wanted biscuits, I wanted a gin and tonic but settled for green tea. I am … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Annie Lyons
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My Writing Room by Andrew Clover
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. People always say to writers: “Where do you get your ideas from?” The Romans didn’t see a “genius” as a thing you could be; they saw it as a breath of divine wind, an inspiration, that might blow into your head. But how do you … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Andrew Clover
Novelicious Chats To…Rainbow Rowell
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Last year was a big one for American author Rainbow Rowell. Eleanor & Park and Fangirl were both chosen by The New York Times as being some of the best young adult fiction of 2013. Eleanor & Park was also chosen by … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Rainbow Rowell
Veronica Henry’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.While The Beach Hut Next Door author Veronica Henry was in the building last week, we decided to quiz her on her top tips for fellow novelists. She gave us some good ‘uns, too! 1. Be inspired by, not intimidated by, other writers. … [Read more...] about Veronica Henry’s Top Five Writing Tips
My Writing Room by Renita D’Silva
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. My writing room is wherever I can plonk my trusted laptop. It could be the corner of the sofa, the dining room table, the bedroom, the car, the park… I get roughly an hour each morning in which to write before I go to work. I come … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Renita D’Silva