This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.By Anna Bell The first piece of advice I give any aspiring author is to build an author platform. Yet, what happens when you’ve built it and you don’t maintain it? Last week my baby boy turned six months and it hit home how little … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Platform Maintenance
Writers' Tuesday
Gabrielle Zevin’s Top Five Writing Tips
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. Research solves writing problems. If you are having trouble figuring out a certain scene or narrative beat, it may be because you don’t know enough yet. 2. Write before you start writing. The best way I’ve found to create … [Read more...] about Gabrielle Zevin’s Top Five Writing Tips
My Writing Room by Kat Black
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When we bought our current house for renovation a few years ago, I had the builders create a little writing room for me in a spare corner of the ground floor. And when I say little, I do mean quite tiny – more a cupboard than a … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Kat Black
The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – The Next Big Idea
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.By Anna Bell When you finish writing a book, it’s always hard to decide what you’re going to work on next, but when you’re at the end of your publishing contract, the pressure is really on. When I complete my latest manuscript, I … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – The Next Big Idea
Elizabeth Maxwell’s Top Five Writing Tips
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Elizabeth Maxwell’s latest novel, Happily Ever After, is about a 40-something erotic novelist who meets the fictional hero of her most recent book in real life. Here, Elizabeth shares her top five writing tips including one … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Maxwell’s Top Five Writing Tips
