This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Creating characters is probably my favourite part of writing (apart from finishing and drinking celebratory wine, that is), but the best ones seem to just show up and start talking. To be quite honest, I don't like to think too … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Creating Memorable Characters
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Write Your Novel – Do You Have to Outline?
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. You're starting a novel... Do you have to write an outline first? No! As with everything in creative writing, there are absolutely no set-in-stone rules. You take what works for you and leave the rest. So, outlining. Writers … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Do You Have to Outline?
Write Your Novel – Torture Your Characters
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Having worked out exactly what 'plot' is, this week I thought I'd talk about how you create one. There are lots of methods, of course, but this way ensures your plot will be closely linked to your characters in a believable … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Torture Your Characters
Write Your Novel – What Is Plot?
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I was going to dive straight in with some tips on creating a plot for your novel, but then I realised something; plotting a novel is a massive subject. Without a plot, after all, there isn't really a novel to speak of. Plus, if … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – What Is Plot?
Write Your Novel – Staying Motivated
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. So, you've got an idea for a book and you've committed to a daily schedule. You've written 30,000 words (or 3000 or 10,000 or 50,000) and then you hit that point. You know the one. The one where everything you write isn't just … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Staying Motivated