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The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – What Not To Say To An Author

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. By Anna Bell    We’re fragile things, us authors, and sometimes well-meaning, non-writerly folk say stuff that really gets my goat. Before I was traditionally published I’d get loads of ‘so I can’t buy your book then’ and … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – What Not To Say To An Author

The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Countdown to Publication

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. By Anna Bell My second paperback is published this Thursday. You’d think I’d be more relaxed and nonchalant about this one, what with it being the second, but I’m more excited and terrified than ever. I’m wondering, do you ever … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Countdown to Publication

The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Percolating Characters

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.By Anna Bell Where do you start when you create new characters? Their personality? Their looks? Their back story? Ever so slowly, I’m starting to think about my next series of books. I’m letting the plot and characters of my new … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Percolating Characters

The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Playing Mind Games

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.By Anna Bell Aside from having the ideas and words at the tip of your fingers to write an entire novel, you’ve got to have an enormous amount of willpower to finish not only the first draft, but the endless rounds of edits that … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Playing Mind Games

The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Working With Your Editor

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. By Anna Bell Over the last two years I’ve been used to working with editors in the middle or at the end of my work in progress. Whether it’s for the freelance editors of my self-published novels or the editors at my publishing … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Working With Your Editor