This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. This is my first novel but I have a couple of previous manuscripts in my drawer and a past life as a playwright… After the birth of my second child in 2001, I turned from drama to prose and was lucky enough to get a highly … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Hannah Vincent
My Book Deal Moment
My Book Deal Moment by Sue Watson
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I left my career as a producer with the BBC to follow my dream of becoming a writer. It was a huge step and, like most aspiring novelists, I started by scouring the Writer’s and Artist’s Yearbook for agents. I sent my manuscript … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Sue Watson
My Book Deal Moment by Virginia Macgregor
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 10.49am, 16th May 2013 – that’s when my brilliant agent, Bryony Woods, announced that Little, Brown was offering me a two-book deal. I’m a big one for celebrating key moments in life (my poor husband has to remember … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Virginia Macgregor
My Book Deal Moment by Lisa Dickenson
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. About one month before my book deal moment there was hardly anyone in the world who knew that I liked to write. I expect it’s the same with a lot of you author-to-bes. Admitting to the world, or even to your friends and … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Lisa Dickenson
My Book Deal Moment by Annie Lyons
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. It was 3.56pm on Friday 1 March 2013 when the email arrived but I didn’t see it straight away. We were post school-run and in need of a treat – the children wanted biscuits, I wanted a gin and tonic but settled for green tea. I am … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Annie Lyons