This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Do you remember those long summer afternoons during the school holidays, which seemed to stretch on forever? There were no obligations back then, were there? No emails to check or deadlines to meet and certainly no place to be. … [Read more...] about Five Retro Gifts for the Teenage Reader in You
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Five Wonderful Writing Sets
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.A good, handwritten letter is something of a creative act these days. We all know that an email can be typed up and whizzed across to the intended recipient in a fraction of the time, but there’s something so joyful in the act of … [Read more...] about Five Wonderful Writing Sets
Five Nerdy Bookends for the Literary Lads in Your Life
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.With a new study commissioned by The Reading Agency saying men are giving up on reading books because they prefer to watch the big screen version instead, we thought it was about time we payed homage to the book nerd boys in our … [Read more...] about Five Nerdy Bookends for the Literary Lads in Your Life
Five Elegant Fountain Pens for Every Budget
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.While a good ‘ole biro is convenient and does its job perfectly well, there’s something ever so elegant about writing with a fountain pen. The conviction of the delicate nib against the paper, the flow of fresh ink across the page, … [Read more...] about Five Elegant Fountain Pens for Every Budget
Five Lovely (And Surprisingly Affordable) Lap Desks
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Marian Keyes said in Under The Duvet that she writes ‘in a darkened bedroom, wearing my PJs, eating bananas, my laptop on a pillow in front of me...’ She’s not alone in the habit. Other famous examples include Orwell, Proust, Twain … [Read more...] about Five Lovely (And Surprisingly Affordable) Lap Desks