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How to Be a Writer: Ten Important Steps to Becoming a Writer (and Living Your Dreams)
From about the age of 10, I knew I wanted to be a writer. As a teenager, I imagined myself writing novels and getting paid for it. I took my writing seriously, buying books on the craft of writing, joining a writers’ group…
Get Re-Excited About Your Writing Project: Seven Ways to Stay Motivated to Write
Motivation can be a huge struggle for writers. There are a lot of tips out there about getting motivated to write – but these tend to be focused on starting something new. What if you’re part-way through a big project – say, you’ve written 20,000 words of a novel…
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How to Come Up With Lots of Great Ideas for Your Writing [With Examples]
Where do you get your ideas? Whether you’re a blogger, novelist, short story writer, or poet, this question comes up again and again in the writing world. It might seem like some writers just magically “get” writing ideas, out of nowhere. And maybe you’re wondering if…
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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