This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. Read, read and then read some more – and as widely as you can. I’m convinced it’s better to read widely than to stick to reading just one genre of fiction, especially if that’s the type of writing you hope to do yourself. I’ve … [Read more...] about Polly James’s Top Five Writing Tips
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My Writing Room by Lucie Whitehouse
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. The room where I wrote Before We Met no longer exists, or at least not as I knew it. My desk has been replaced by my daughter’s cot, my lamp is now hers and my inspiration pin-board is propped on its side by her chest … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Lucie Whitehouse
Novelicious Chats To…Polly James
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Polly James joins us today to chat about her debut novel, Diary of an Unsmug Married, authors she finds inspiring, and her insomnia-driven writing schedule. Where do you find inspiration for your books? Anywhere and everywhere, … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Polly James
My Writing Room by Saira Shah
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. As a specky, nerdy kid of seven or eight I had a fantasy. I would open a mysterious green baize door in the dingy school corridor and there would be a bright room with a stove, lined with books, a kettle on the boil, a comfy chair … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Saira Shah
Novelicious Chats To…Kat Black
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Kat Black's debut novel, Melting Ms Frost, hit the shelves last month. Here, she stops by to talk Frankenstein-ing characters, colour-coding her sock drawer (plus other favourite procrastination methods) and offers her … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Kat Black