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Top Ten Tips for Your First Novel by Book Doctor Allie Spencer

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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. The Festival of Writing’s book doctors are the go-to resource for all the advice you need to write, sell and market your book successfully. We’re joined by one of those book doctors today, Allie Spencer, who has ten tips for … [Read more...] about Top Ten Tips for Your First Novel by Book Doctor Allie Spencer

The Book You Write Ultimately Determines Your Success as an Author

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Despite all the hype around marketing your books, ultimately what determines whether you will make it as an author is the book you write. These are the sentiments of writer and columnist Russell Smith who has shared six pieces of advice to help writers get a book written and published, in an article for The Globe and Mail. Below are some of Russell’s words from his … [Read more...] about The Book You Write Ultimately Determines Your Success as an Author

5 Tips for Writing a Glittering Urban Fantasy Story

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Urban fantasy is a genre that might be a little difficult to define. First of all, in an urban fantasy story, you have the mix of the urban and the fantasy. This means that you have to bring fantastical elements, mythical beasts and magic into the real world that you see outside your window. So, what will make an urban fantasy novel stand out with its glitter and catch every … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Writing a Glittering Urban Fantasy Story

How to Write a Painfully Sad Scene in Your Novel

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Sorrow and sadness are a part of life, just as much as love and happiness. In any kind of a novel, scenes where your characters are happy have a great effect on the readers, but scenes that are so excruciatingly sad will make your readers spill tears over a story that is not actually real. So, why does this happen? Because, of course, if you’ve created characters that are … [Read more...] about How to Write a Painfully Sad Scene in Your Novel