Here is an interesting exercise for you. Visit your nearest bookstore (physical or online) and pay close attention to the non-fiction section. Observe the titles that sit pretty on the store’s bookshelves. You will notice that most titles (and I mean 8 out of 10 when I say most) are about one universal theme: becoming or being better. You will find titles that help you be a … [Read more...] about How to Select Non-Fiction Topics to Write About
Writing & Editing
Tanis Rideout’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.Tanis Rideout's book Above All Things is a romantic historical novel based on British mountaineer George Mallory's fatal attempt to climb Everest, and his wife Ruth, who is left at home, waiting for him to return to her. … [Read more...] about Tanis Rideout’s Top Five Writing Tips
Novelicious Chats To…Pamela Erens
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Pamela Erens, whose second novel, The Virgins, was published in August 2013, stopped by recently to answer a few questions we put to her. Pamela's debut novel, The Understory, will be reissued by Tin House Books in April. … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Pamela Erens
How to Write a Great Children’s Book
Writing a book for children is not much different than writing for adults. A children’s book also requires all the main components of a successful grown-up book- good story, interesting characters, and a great ending. However, to write a GREAT children’s book- the kind that children love now and remember later, and parents approve of (and likely sneak a read when the kids … [Read more...] about How to Write a Great Children’s Book
Novelicious Chats To…Sophie Divry
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.If ever a book could grab our attention with its title alone, it would quite possibly be The Library of Unrequited Love. Here, the debut book’s author, Sophie Divry, talks inspiration and her own daily library habits. Where do you … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Sophie Divry