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I’m Ali Luke and I’m delighted to help you explore your love of writing.
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Recent Blog Posts
I’m Launching a New Blog (So Things Will Be Quiet on Aliventures This Month)
You might remember that a few months ago, I mentioned that I was going to be launching a new blog about blogging. Well ... it’s nearly ready! If you’re a blogger and you want to hear more about it as it launches, just pop in your email address in the box below: If...
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What’s a Character Arc, Who Needs One, and Why?
You’ve probably come across the idea of a “character arc” before now ... but what is it, and why’s it called that? A character arc isn’t the same thing as your plot. It’s the progression of your character as a person throughout your story. You might also think of it...
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Seven Common Problems Writers Have With Characters
Most writers love creating characters and writing about them – but it can be a struggle to get characters right. If you’re normally quite plot-focused, you might find yourself creating characters who are lifeless “pegs” that fit into the right-shaped spaces in your...
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I’m an author (of both fiction and non-fiction) and a freelancer, and though you’ll find me writing for a lot of the biggest writing blogs out there, 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, from Cambridge University) and Creative & Life Writing (MA, from Goldsmiths College, University of London).
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