This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.One of the perks of the freelance life is the lackadaisical dress code. Most days see me in cosy pajama bottoms and a well-worn t-shirt (layered with many fleeces and cardigans at the moment - brr!). Even if you have higher … [Read more...] about Five Literary-Themed T-Shirts
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Write Your Novel – Staying Motivated
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. So, you've got an idea for a book and you've committed to a daily schedule. You've written 30,000 words (or 3000 or 10,000 or 50,000) and then you hit that point. You know the one. The one where everything you write isn't just … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Staying Motivated
Five Beautiful Bookends
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.If you're stuffing books into every available space, bookends can seem like something of a luxury. After all, you could use a pile of books to hold a line of books up, thereby increasing your book-storing capacity. Despite … [Read more...] about Five Beautiful Bookends
Write Your Novel – Become an Ideas Machine
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Before I started writing regularly, I worried that I didn't have enough ideas to write a book. Now, I know that I was confused about the nature of inspiration. It isn't something you wait for while reclining on a chaise longue; … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Become an Ideas Machine
Write Your Novel – Getting Started
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Do you want to write? Do you find yourself doing pretty much anything except sitting down to put pen to paper/fingers to keyboard? When it comes to writing, people often say that getting started is the hardest part. I'm not … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Getting Started