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Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q3, 2024 (Plus When to Quit a Writing Goal)
We’ve got slightly under three months left in 2024 … and this is the time when I start to think about all the writing I haven’t yet got done! If, like me, you had a busier-than-expected summer, you might be running behind where you’d like to be with your writing. By...
Outlining for Pantsers: Three Key Stages of Wrestling Your Rough Draft Under Control
Some writers love to plan out every detail of their plot in advance … but is there such thing as outlining for pantsers? If you follow writing groups, blogs, or social media accounts online, you’ve probably come across the pantser vs plotter debate: how much should...
The Right Way to Expand a Too-Short Piece of Writing
One common issue that standard writing advice covers is how to cut down your first draft. And this advice comes up time and time again for a good reason. It’s easy to over-write, perhaps telling the reader things that you’ve already shown them, or using five words where…
About Ali
I’m an author (of both fiction and non-fiction) and a freelancer. Aliventures is my homebase online where I share articles on the art, craft and business of writing.
I live in Leeds (UK) with my husband and two kids, and I have degrees in English (MA Cantab, Cambridge University) and Creative & Life Writing (MA, Goldsmiths College, University of London).
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