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Choosing Viewpoint Characters: What’s Right for Your Story?
Sometimes, it’s obvious who the POV (point of view) character(s) will be for a particular story. Maybe you’re writing a first-person romance novella, for instance, with the heroine as the only viewpoint character. But in many cases, there isn’t a clear-cut choice…
My Annual Writing Goals for 2025 (Plus Support for Your Writing Goals)
Quick announcement, in case you don’t read to the end: During January, you can get Writers’ Cafe membership for just $5 for your first month. If you’d like to get 2025 off to a great start, we’re here to help and cheer you on. Happy New Year! We’re now a couple...
Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q4, 2024 – What’s Worked This Year and What Hasn’t?
We’re almost at the end of 2024. You might remember that after Q3, I wrote that I was running behind where I wanted to be with my writing. Spoiler alert: I did not catch up in Q4! I’ll take you through how my writing goals went in October, November, and December … and...
About Ali
I’m an author (of both fiction and non-fiction) and a freelancer. 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, Cambridge University) and Creative & Life Writing (MA, Goldsmiths College, University of London).
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