This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.By Lucy Diamond Finishing writing a novel is always a bittersweet experience for me. There’s joy, of course (I did it!), relief (particularly if a deadline is looming) and the happy anticipation that a pay cheque should soon be on … [Read more...] about Christmas at the Beach Café by Lucy Diamond and an Exclusive Recipe
Archives for December 2013
Win! A Copy of Round the Christmas Fire: Festive Stories
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Featuring some of the best short Christmas stories of all time, we have five copies of Round the Christmas Fire: Festive Stories to give away. A beautiful book to be cherished and pulled from the shelves year after year. If the … [Read more...] about Win! A Copy of Round the Christmas Fire: Festive Stories
Twitterview with Joanne Harris
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Every month, we give you the opportunity to interview a favourite author in our newsletter by asking for your questions via Twitter. This month, you quizzed bestselling author Joanne Harris. Joanne’s latest collection of short … [Read more...] about Twitterview with Joanne Harris
Five Minute Fiction by Vicky McMillan
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.In this first Five Minute Fiction, we're featuring the winner of November's Pinterest Prompt, Vicky McMillan. Vicky drew us in with her short tale of a serendipitous encounter in New York City. Fancy seeing your own writing … [Read more...] about Five Minute Fiction by Vicky McMillan
Review – 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Amanda Keats People may be familiar with the story of Solomon Northup, as a film has been made from the man's memoir. The story itself, however, deserves to be read to get the man's own perspective on those … [Read more...] about Review – 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup