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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
How Much Should You Revise Your Work Before Sending it to a Beta Reader?
Are you thinking about sending your story or novel to a beta reader? It can feel really daunting to share your work with someone else to get their thoughts – but direct, specific feedback on your writing is the best way I know of to improve…
How to Set the Stage Now for Writing Success in 2024: Five Things to Do During December
Maybe you’re finishing 2023 on a high note. You’ve completed the draft of a novel! You’ve published your first book! You’ve won a short story competition! You’ve had your best freelance year so far! Or maybe 2023 didn’t go quite…
Developing Your Creative Process as a Writer (Instead of Working Against Yourself)
While the writing process naturally falls into different broad stages, each of us will have a slightly different personal process for moving through and between those stages. If you try to follow someone else’s creative process…
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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