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Writing a Novel

Ask the Editor – Do you ever/have you ever taken on an unfinished 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. Caroline Hogg has worked in publishing for almost ten years, at Little, Brown Book Group and more recently at Avon, HarperCollins. She's currently at Pan Macmillan as Senior Commissioning Editor for Commercial Women's … [Read more...] about Ask the Editor – Do you ever/have you ever taken on an unfinished manuscript?

The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Nerves

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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've often seen top authors post on social media that they’re relieved because their editor/agent loved the first read of their new book. I look upon these posts with fascination. Even authors, whose books I think are … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – Nerves

Write Your Novel – Crafting Solid Scenes

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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 words are the raw material of your novel, then scenes are the building blocks. If you spend time crafting solid scenes, your novel will end up a mighty castle, rather than a... pile of broken stones. I must admit, I've only … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Crafting Solid Scenes

Ask the Editor – Why do you edit Women’s Fiction?

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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, at Little, Brown Book Group and more recently at Avon, HarperCollins. She's currently at Pan Macmillan as Senior Commissioning Editor for Commercial Women's … [Read more...] about Ask the Editor – Why do you edit Women’s Fiction?