This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Whatever I may have said about writing advice being a 'choose what suits you' buffet, I do think there's one thing a novel has to have – structure. I don't care if your structure is based on a spiderweb or a patchwork quilt, … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – The Three Act Structure
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Write Your Novel – A Word on Writing Advice
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Without wishing to get outrageously self-referential, I'd like to have a word (okay, several words) about writing advice. Despite writing to you every week with nuggets of writerly wisdom, I think it's important to say that … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – A Word on Writing Advice
Write Your Novel – Keeping Track
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. As you will no doubt have noticed, novels are big. I mean, a commercial novel is likely to have 90-100,000 words and within that you’ll have multiple chapters, scenes, characters, plots, sub-plots, and back story. As you get … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Keeping Track
Write Your Novel – World Building
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When you hear the phrase ‘world building’ you may think of doorstep-thick fantasy epics or historical fiction; I know I do. However, the fact is even if you’re writing a book set in your home town circa last week, you still … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – World Building
Write Your Novel – Crafting Solid Scenes
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. If words are the raw material of your novel, then scenes are the building blocks. If you spend time crafting solid scenes, your novel will end up a mighty castle, rather than a... pile of broken stones. I must admit, I've only … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Crafting Solid Scenes