Feasting on Romantic Comedy

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. There are some dishes you come across quite regularly when you search for food references in the world of fiction. (As I patently do.) When I was researching Five Books for Food Lovers last week, I found a pudding that … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Bread & Butter Pudding

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Emma is a marketing assistant at the Panther Corporation and has flown to Glasgow to finalise a deal. It's actually the first deal she's been allowed to do – which she hopes will be her big break. All she had to do is shake … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Lemon Cake from Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Dumped. And on the first line of chapter one as well. Unsticky by Sarra Manning begins with a very big shock for Grace. And it wasn’t even a kind dumping. Oh no. It was brutal. Grace knew Liam wasn’t the love of her life. … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Milk Chocolate Tart from Unsticky by Sarra Manning

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I don't need to wear 3-D glasses to transport me directly into the centre of the film. All I need is to see food (particularly cake). If the film makers give me food I can relate to, coupled with a kitchen I can aspire to then … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Chocolate Cake from It’s Complicated starring Meryl Streep

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. "If she's baked on the Sunday afternoon, she'll bring me a scone or a fairy bun wrapped in a piece of kitchen roll..." First things first. The Drowning of Arthur Braxton by Caroline Smailes is not romantic … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Scones from The Drowning of Arthur Braxton by Caroline Smailes