This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. If you want to make the move from writing as a hobby to writing as a profession, you need to act, well, professionally. Right now. Not 'when you've made it' or 'when you hear back from Agent X' or, even, 'one day'. If you are … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Being a Professional Writer
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Sally O’Reilly’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.Sally O'Reilly is the author of two contemporary novels and this week it's the publication of her first historical novel, Dark Aemilia. Dark Aemilia is a re-imagining of the life of Aemilia Lanyer, the 'Dark Lady' … [Read more...] about Sally O’Reilly’s Top Five Writing Tips
How Mindfulness Can Help Your Writing
Mindfulness is a meditative practice that has its roots in Eastern traditions and involves creating self-awareness. You can practice mindfulness by focusing your attention on your respiration. You observe your breathing going in and out. As you do, your mind will begin to wonder and you will have certain thoughts and experience emotions. When this happens, with mindfulness, you … [Read more...] about How Mindfulness Can Help Your Writing
Novelicious Chats To…Louise Walters
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Mrs Sinclair's Suitcase by Louise Walters, a debut novel about family secrets, soul mates and missed opportunities, was published last month. Here, Louise talks juggling her writing career with being a housewife, the … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Louise Walters
Hannah Beckerman’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. Write a lot. That’s not meant to sound glib. Writing’s like a game of pass the parcel: you have to wade through all the boring, tedious layers of wrapping on the outside before you get to the prize in the middle. And with … [Read more...] about Hannah Beckerman’s Top Five Writing Tips