This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. As an aspiring author, there’s a roller coaster that you get on, without realising it, when you start taking your writing seriously – it’s the ups and downs on a road to hopefully becoming published. For me, these are the moments … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Roller Coaster
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The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Making Reading Boring
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When I was a museum curator, I was the worst person to go to a museum exhibition with. I’d spend the entire time looking at how the objects were mounted, staring at graphic techniques and looking up at the ceiling to see what sort … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Making Reading Boring
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Fear and Loathing Your Manuscript
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I’m fairly confident that hating your manuscript and thinking that you’re writing the biggest pile of poop in the world are key components of any first draft. Yet in between novels I seem to forget this, and it isn’t long after I … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Fear and Loathing Your Manuscript
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – An Irresistible Leading Man
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I’m a woman who, even though I’m married to one, will never understand men as a species. Yet, as a chick-lit writer, being able to write engaging male characters is pretty fundamental. So just how do you go about it? The … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – An Irresistible Leading Man
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Sharing Your Work
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. There comes a point when, as an aspiring author, you want to know what people actually think of your manuscript. You can’t guarantee that your novel will be picked off the slush-pile, and often your novel will be rejected without … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Sharing Your Work