This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. If words are the raw material of your novel, then scenes are the building blocks. If you spend time crafting solid scenes, your novel will end up a mighty castle, rather than a... pile of broken stones. I must admit, I've only … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Crafting Solid Scenes
Writing & Editing
Ask the Author – Ask Pippa Wright Your Questions!
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. We’re thrilled that for the Month of May the excellent Pippa Wright will be joining the Novelicious team as our author in residence and will be answering any questions you want to ask her! Books, writing, life as an author, … [Read more...] about Ask the Author – Ask Pippa Wright Your Questions!
Laura Ziepe’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. Laura Ziepe is the author of Essex Girls, which is out now. Laura's next book, Made in Essex, is out next January. 1. Whenever you have a good idea make sure you write it down, even if it’s in the … [Read more...] about Laura Ziepe’s Top 5 Writing Tips
Ask the Editor – Why do you edit Women’s Fiction?
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Caroline Hogg has worked in publishing for almost ten years, at Little, Brown Book Group and more recently at Avon, HarperCollins. She's currently at Pan Macmillan as Senior Commissioning Editor for Commercial Women's … [Read more...] about Ask the Editor – Why do you edit Women’s Fiction?
Write Your Novel – Dialogue Basics
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. As promised, this post is about the nuts and bolts of writing dialogue. You have probably already heard the rule that you should only ever use 'said' in dialogue attribution. As I've said before, there are no rules when it … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Dialogue Basics


