This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I wrote the first draft of The Dead Wife’s Handbook in bed. Not because I’m congenitally lazy or am someone who likes spending all day in their pjs. I was pregnant and had the kind of morning sickness (which, as everyone who’s … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Hannah Beckerman
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The Book That Changed My Life: Sophia Tobin chooses Persuasion by Jane Austen
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Sophia Tobin's first novel, The Silversmith's Wife, came out on January 16th. Here she tells Novelicious why Persuasion by Jane Austen was so important to her. I have to confess that many books have changed my life. … [Read more...] about The Book That Changed My Life: Sophia Tobin chooses Persuasion by Jane Austen
My Book Deal Moment by Hannah Beckerman
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. It was Spring 2011 and I’d just moved back to London after two years living and working in Bangladesh. My plan was to get another job in TV – I’d been a Commissioning Editor for various broadcasters before I’d gone overseas … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Hannah Beckerman
Battle of the Books – The Most Romantic Book Ever Written
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Ah, Valentine’s Day. Supermarkets are awash with red balloons, rose-coloured confetti, sappy greeting cards and, you know, heart-shaped pizza. Everyone seems to have a table booked somewhere and TV is full of the same old, … [Read more...] about Battle of the Books – The Most Romantic Book Ever Written
Battle of the Books – Richard & Judy’s Spring 2014 Book Club
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Every season, we wait with eager anticipation to see what books have made the Richard & Judy Book Club shortlist. Whether it’s a rom-com, crime fiction or sweeping historical number, we’re rarely disappointed. With eight … [Read more...] about Battle of the Books – Richard & Judy’s Spring 2014 Book Club