This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Joanna Bolouri's first novel, The List, is out in paperback this month. She tells Novelicious why A Choice of Magic by Ruth Manning Sanders inspired her love of reading. In the early 80s, my mum bought a 15p book from … [Read more...] about The Book That Changed My Life: Joanna Bolouri chooses A Choice of Magic by Ruth Manning Sanders
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My Book Deal Moment by Sarah Pekkanen
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. It was mid-morning on a weekday in August, and I was standing in the hot, crowded waiting area of Penn Station, about to board a train to head home to D.C., when my cell phone rang. As the crowd surged toward the platform, I stood … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Sarah Pekkanen
My Writing Room by Stephanie Wahlstrom
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. My current ‘writing room’ is my orange Kate Spade bag. Wherever it is, so is my MacBook Air, which means I can write. I carry it everywhere and I’m sure some doctor out there will tell me that’s a recipe for back problems when … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Stephanie Wahlstrom
Stephanie Wahlstrom’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. Give yourself a deadline, preferably with a friend who will yell at you if you are late. This way writing becomes part of your urgent to do list and not something you will get around to when you have time. We never have … [Read more...] about Stephanie Wahlstrom’s Top Five Writing Tips
The Book That Changed My Life: Dorothy Koomson chooses The Garden Gang Series by Jayne Fisher
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Dorothy Koomson is the bestselling author of nine novels. Her latest, The Flavours of Love, is out in paperback this month. Here, she tells Novelicious why Jayne Fisher's The Garden Gang series helped set her on a path to … [Read more...] about The Book That Changed My Life: Dorothy Koomson chooses The Garden Gang Series by Jayne Fisher