Sarah Painter

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. What is back story and how much should you use? Opinions, as always, vary, but I think you should include as little as possible. Back story, happened in the past for your characters; it is not part of the story you are telling and … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Back Story

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. NaNoWriMo, as you're no doubt aware, stands for National Novel Writing Month. Writers around the world join together to support one another as they attempt to complete a fast first draft (or 50,000 words of one, at any rate) … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – How To Survive NaNoWriMo

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. It will come as no surprise to you that we live in an age of information-overload. Our technology encourages us to multitask while simultaneously eroding our power to focus and, ironically, be productive. Online, we can struggle … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Find Your Focus

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I often bang the drum for goal-setting and I truly believe this is one of the most powerful strategies for getting your novel written, but there’s a way to super-charge its effectiveness: Tell someone else. Make yourself … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – The Power of Accountability