Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Autho

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I’ve read blogs before where aspiring authors have given up work and vowed to get their book published within a year. I’ve winced at those blogs and hoped for their sake and their mortgage's sake that they made it. But, … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Don’t Give Up Your Day Job

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When I finished my second edit of my new novel I was delighted. I thought I had a pretty good book on my hands. I then sent it to the line editor, and only when I got the results back did I realise I had still been in draft … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Joy of Line Editing

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I’ve always found it difficult to give my book to test readers for a number of reasons; knowing who to trust, wondering whether I’ll be able to take the criticism and thinking that asking for help is cheating. But with my … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – With a Little Help from My Friends

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When someone asks me what my current ‘Work in Progress’ is I struggle with the answer -I’ve actually got three on the go at the moment. I know that some people will be telling me I’m silly for working on multiple manuscripts - … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – How many books can I write at once?