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I’m Ali Luke and I’m delighted to help you explore your love of writing.
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Best of the Blog
I’ve written lots of posts about different aspects of writing: these are great ones to start with.
Get Writing
Get Writing is a great way to dip into four areas of writing: short stories, novels, blogging, and freelancing.
Self-Study Seminars
The self-study seminar packs cover fiction, freelancing, editing, time management, and more.
Recent Blog Posts
Summer Reading: Seven Posts You Might Have Missed
I’m taking a few weeks off from blogging, so regular posts will resume mid-August. In the meantime, here are seven of my favourite posts from the past seven months for you to enjoy: How to Be a Writer: Ten Important Steps to Becoming a Writer (and Living Your Dreams) ...
Aliventures Summer Sale (2021) Now On!
Want a writing boost this summer? Everything I sell is half-price until the end of Thursday 22nd July only. That's: Get Writing (a guided introduction to four areas of writing – freelancing, blogging, short stories, and novels – plus tips for going further with each)...
What Are Dialogue Tags and Dialogue Beats? (And Why You Should Use “Said” Frequently)
This post was originally published in April 2016 and updated in July 2021. Dialogue is vital to your story. It helps reveal and develop character – and it drives the plot forward. Dialogue-heavy scenes tend to be fast-paced, helping to keep the reader moving. This...
About Ali
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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