This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. A prologue, as you are no doubt aware, is a chunk of writing that comes after the dedication and before chapter one, but is still part of the novel. Prologues are a literary device historically associated with plays, but have … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Prologues in Novels
Writing & Editing
Celia Brayfield’s Top 5 Writing Tips
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Last week, Celia Brayfield answered a few questions for us - here's the link - this week she's kindly given us her top five writing tips. I’ve been a writing tutor at university for 8 years now, and seen a lot of my students … [Read more...] about Celia Brayfield’s Top 5 Writing Tips
My Writing Room by Rebecca Farnworth
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. For now (i.e. the next few weeks) my writing room is the study at the back of our Edwardian terraced house in Brighton. A friend with a considerably bigger house tactfully commented that we had made, ‘Very good use of our space.’ … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Rebecca Farnworth
Claire Garber’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. Decide what kind of writer you want to be. I knew I wanted to be commercially successful. I gave my agent a list of ideas and asked her ‘which one can you sell?’ 2. Show up to the page, everyday. Just show up and write. Even if … [Read more...] about Claire Garber’s Top Five Writing Tips
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Small Print
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I have to admit that before I got my book deal I didn’t give the components of it that much thought. I wanted to be traditionally published, I got offered a book deal that would see that happen, but I have to admit I was totally … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author by Anna Bell – The Small Print