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Writing Comps and Opportunities Roundup 05/03/2013

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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. Every other Tuesday we will be compiling a list of competitions, courses and opportunities on offer for wannabe writers and those of you who might want to work in publishing. If you have a competition, course or opportunity you … [Read more...] about Writing Comps and Opportunities Roundup 05/03/2013

My Writing Room – Laura Kemp

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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.Today we bring you the writing room of Laura Kemp, whose debut novel Mums Like Us is out now! My Writing Room by Laura Kemp When I write, I’m still on duty ‘just in case’. My husband works away all the time so I can’t afford to … [Read more...] about My Writing Room – Laura Kemp

Ask The Editor: Does Twitter influence you when considering authors? Do you ever Google prospective authors?

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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: Does Twitter influence you when considering … [Read more...] about Ask The Editor: Does Twitter influence you when considering authors? Do you ever Google prospective authors?

The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Fear and Loathing Your Manuscript

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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. I’m fairly confident that hating your manuscript and thinking that you’re writing the biggest pile of poop in the world are key components of any first draft. Yet in between novels I seem to forget this, and it isn’t long after I … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Fear and Loathing Your Manuscript

Write Your Novel – Do You Have to Outline?

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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. 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?