This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. The timing couldn’t have been better – but at the time I thought it couldn’t have been worse. When my agent began sending out my debut manuscript in June 2011, I had just lost my first baby halfway through the pregnancy, after … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Dana Bate
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The Book That Changed My Life: Liesel Schmidt chooses Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Liesel Schmidt lives in Pensacola, Florida, where she spends her time writing, drawing, and reading everything she can get her hands on. Here she tells us why Number The Stars by Lois Lowry is the book that has had the most … [Read more...] about The Book That Changed My Life: Liesel Schmidt chooses Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Book That Changed My Life: Lia Riley picks Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Lia Riley is the author of the New Adult series, Off the Map. She's been telling Novelicious how Outlander by Diana Gabaldon helped her fall in love with romantic fiction, and not just reading it, but creating it. In … [Read more...] about The Book That Changed My Life: Lia Riley picks Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Book That Changed My Life: Kerry Barrett picks Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marian Keyes
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Kerry Barrett was a bookworm from a very early age, devouring Enid Blyton and Noel Streatfeild, before moving on to Sweet Valley High and 1980s bonkbusters. She is the author of three books in the Could it be … [Read more...] about The Book That Changed My Life: Kerry Barrett picks Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marian Keyes
My Book Deal Moment by Paige Toon
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I’ve written stories ever since I can remember. The first thing I ever wanted to be when I grew up was an author. The second was to work at a magazine. Eventually, I came up with a plan: I’d work for a magazine until I had kids … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Paige Toon