My Book Deal Moment

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. My writing career began as an author of children’s books (under several different names) but as I navigated the choppy waters of motherhood, I discovered that there was a ‘grown-up’ novel in me too, exploring identity and adultery … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Lucy Diamond

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. The essential piece of background information to my book deal story is that my literary agent and my mother-in-law are one and the same person. That’s not quite as strange as it seems – my MIL, Sheila, runs her own literary … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Helen Chandler

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.We’re really pleased to have Donna Douglas here today sharing her experience of getting a book deal. ‘Have you ever thought about writing a historical novel?’ my agent asked me. Well, yes, I’d thought about it. I’d also thought … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Donna Douglas

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I used to dream about getting that first book deal. I knew exactly what I would do. I’d jump in the air with sheer utter joy and ring all my friends and family. Then I would go and sing from the hilltops with my dog and children … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Janey Fraser