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How to Write When … You Have So Many Other Things to Do
This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. How do you write when you have so many other things you need to get done? This comes up a lot for writers. I’ve been going through the results of the 2023 Aliventures survey (which closes today). A number of...
What is a Scene? Understanding and Using the Basic Unit of Story Structure
Scenes are the building blocks of your novel. When you plan (if you plan!), you’re thinking in scenes: individual little chunks of story that build on one another as they work towards the conclusion. Like me, you probably feel you have an intuitive…
When Mental Health Gets in the Way of Your Writing: An Interview With Emma (Science at Your Doorstep)
All of us have moments, as writers, when what’s going on in our head gets in the way of writing. Maybe you’ve had times when you’ve struggled against a consistently low mood, anxiety about…
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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