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 Prologues in novels are one of tricky to get right. Sometimes they’re a help to the story, sometimes they’re a hinderance. But the main question is: how do you know whether your novel needs a prologue? When I ask … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Where the Story Starts
Writing & Editing
Write Your Novel – Writing Sex
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Today I want to talk about – lowers voice – sex. Actually, I don't really want to talk about it at all and I'm blushing as I type this sentence, but since sex is a human activity and books are in the business of reflecting and … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Writing Sex
Novelicious Chats To…Judy Astley
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Judy Astley has come a long way since she was fired from her job as a secretary at Heathrow Airport, aged 19, for putting personal story-writing use of the office typewriter way above the airline's Lost Cargo reports. Eighteen … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Judy Astley
Sarah Vaughan’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. 1. Read widely and critically. At one point, I went through two books that had done incredibly well and analysed what happened, chapter by chapter. That really helped me see the shape of two successful novels. 2. Know when to … [Read more...] about Sarah Vaughan’s Top Five Writing Tips
The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Blurred Lines
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 By definition a novel is fiction. Made up. Not real. I’m pretty sure that most readers accept this, yet there seem to be blurred lines when it comes to what’s acceptable between fact or fiction? I’m talking about … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – Blurred Lines
