This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. The ‘What If…?’ Question I always start my novels with a ‘What if…?’ question. For my most recent novel The Lie the question was ‘What if four friends had to turn on each other in order to survive?’ 2. Mind mapping Once … [Read more...] about Writing a Psychological Thriller by C L Taylor
Plotting a novel
Write Your Novel – Creating Memorable Characters
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Creating characters is probably my favourite part of writing (apart from finishing and drinking celebratory wine, that is), but the best ones seem to just show up and start talking. To be quite honest, I don't like to think too … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Creating Memorable Characters
Write Your Novel – Do You Have to Outline?
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. You're starting a novel... Do you have to write an outline first? No! As with everything in creative writing, there are absolutely no set-in-stone rules. You take what works for you and leave the rest. So, outlining. Writers … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Do You Have to Outline?