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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
The Four Essential Qualities You Need for Freelance Writing Success (and How to Develop Them)
How do you know if you’re going to make it as a freelancer? I’ve been freelancing for fifteen years now, and to be honest, there were times early on when I thought maybe I wasn’t cut out for…
Never Miss a Deadline: Seven Foolproof Techniques to Stay on Top of Your Writing Assignments
Many types of writing come with deadlines … and missing a deadline has consequences. If you’re at school, handing in a homework assignment late could mean detention. If you’re at…
The Eight Best Free Writing Tools to Help You Write More and Earn More
There are so many different useful tools out there for writers, it can be tricky to figure out which ones you need … and which ones are just a distraction. After 15+ years of freelancing (and even more years of fiction writing and blogging)…
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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