This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Lisa Takeuchi Cullen is the author of Pastors’ Wives, a new novel from Penguin/Plume, and The Ordained, a 2013 CBS drama pilot. Previously, she was a staff writer for Time magazine. 1. Tell the story you’re burning to tell. … [Read more...] about Lisa Takeuchi Cullen’s Top Five Writing Tips
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My Writing Room by Anna-Lou Weatherley
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. When I moved into the old Victorian house where I live now in south London four years ago, I had grand plans – and every intention – to turn the spare bedroom into a beautiful writing room where everything would be organised and … [Read more...] about My Writing Room by Anna-Lou Weatherley
Write Your Novel – How to Name Characters
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I don't know about you, dear reader, but I find naming characters quite difficult. Some spring to mind, ready-named, which is brilliant, but many do not. I try not to get too hung up on names (especially for minor characters) … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – How to Name Characters
Kim Izzo’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 everyday even if it’s only an hour a day, you’ll get further ahead than if you try and wait until you have “more time,” which never seems to happen with our busy lives. 2. Write an outline, do a step by step, chapter … [Read more...] about Kim Izzo’s Top Five Writing Tips
My Writing Room – Sophie Hart
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Okay, so it’s more of a writing corner than an actual room. I was quite happy with my little corner, until I saw Lucy Diamond’s AMAZING writing room on Novelicious the other week, and now I have serious writer-room envy. But the … [Read more...] about My Writing Room – Sophie Hart