This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. Keep going. The world is full of people who are going to write that book when they get the time. Anyone can write a chapter or two, but it's finishing the book that makes you a writer. 2. Choose who you share your work with … [Read more...] about Sophia Tobin’s Top Five Writing Tips
Writing a Novel
Write Your Novel – Multiple POVs
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. We've discussed the different types of point of view (POV) before – first person, third person and omniscient – but there is another decision to be made. How many POVs to use. Most novels use one type of POV throughout, but … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Multiple POVs
Joanne Harris’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. Joanne Harris has written 14 novels, two short story collections and two cookbooks. Her 1999 novel, Chocolat, was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. Here, she shares her top five tips … [Read more...] about Joanne Harris’s Top Five Writing Tips
Write Your Novel – Which Tense?
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Along with point of view (POV), deciding on which tense to use to tell your story is one of the big decisions. It affects the feel of the story, as well as the things you can easily describe. As such, it's easy to tie yourself … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Which Tense?
Jill Paton Walsh’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. Jill Paton Walsh has won many awards for her writing. In 1994 her novel Knowledge of Angels was short-listed for the Booker Prize, and in 1996 she received the CBE for services to literature and was elected a fellow of the Royal … [Read more...] about Jill Paton Walsh’s Top Five Writing Tips