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The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Roller Coaster

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. As an aspiring author, there’s a roller coaster that you get on, without realising it, when you start taking your writing seriously – it’s the ups and downs on a road to hopefully becoming published. For me, these are the moments … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Roller Coaster

Ask The Editor: How many changes does a manuscript go through once it hits your desk?

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Caroline Hogg has worked in publishing for almost ten years. She is Senior Commissioning Editor for Commercial Women's Fiction at Pan Macmillan. This week a Novelicious reader asks: How many changes does a manuscript go … [Read more...] about Ask The Editor: How many changes does a manuscript go through once it hits your desk?

The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Making Reading Boring

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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When I was a museum curator, I was the worst person to go to a museum exhibition with. I’d spend the entire time looking at how the objects were mounted, staring at graphic techniques and looking up at the ceiling to see what sort … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Making Reading Boring

Write Your Novel – Creating Memorable Characters

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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