This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Ever wanted to sit down with a literary agent over tea and cake and ask all the burning questions you have about submitting your novel and the publishing industry in general? You’ve come to the right place. As detailed last week, … [Read more...] about Ask the Agent – Literary Agent Madeleine Milburn Answers Your Questions
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Ask the Agent – Literary Agent Madeleine Milburn To Answer Your Questions
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. If you’ve been following Sarah’s excellent Write Your Novel column every Monday, you’re probably feeling pretty clued up about the whole publishing business. From the technicalities of actually writing your novel to, more … [Read more...] about Ask the Agent – Literary Agent Madeleine Milburn To Answer Your Questions
Write Your Novel – Being a Professional Writer
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. If you want to make the move from writing as a hobby to writing as a profession, you need to act, well, professionally. Right now. Not 'when you've made it' or 'when you hear back from Agent X' or, even, 'one day'. If you are … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Being a Professional Writer
Write Your Novel – The Covering Letter
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. For the purposes of this series, I'm focusing on the submission package usually requested by publishers and agents in the UK. In other words, a covering letter, synopsis and first three chapters. It's worth noting, however, … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – The Covering Letter
Write Your Novel – The Submission Process
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Submitting your novel to literary agents is a daunting business. There is no avoiding the fact that you're sending your work out to be judged and that can be both frightening and painful. I've been through the process a couple … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – The Submission Process