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The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – The Name Game

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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.By Anna Bell How important is it to have a unique name as an author? When I’m talking unique, I’m not talking crazy, out there names, I mean one-off author names. I recently found out that there is another author writing under the … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – The Name Game

Ask the Agent – Literary Agent Madeleine Milburn To Answer Your Questions

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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. 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

Five Lovely (And Surprisingly Affordable) Lap Desks

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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.Marian Keyes said in Under The Duvet that she writes ‘in a darkened bedroom, wearing my PJs, eating bananas, my laptop on a pillow in front of me...’ She’s not alone in the habit. Other famous examples include Orwell, Proust, Twain … [Read more...] about Five Lovely (And Surprisingly Affordable) Lap Desks

The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Thanks for the Acknowledgments

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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.By Anna Bell Where do you start when you read a book? I’m guessing most people start on page one. I’ve even met people who commit the cardinal sin of reading the last page first, but I wonder if I’m alone with where I start. The … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Thanks for the Acknowledgments