by Ali | Jun 13, 2022 | Craft
Why Repetition Can Be Powerful … and How to Get it Right This post was first published in June 2017 and updated in June 2022. Is it ever okay to repeat the same word or phrase in your writing? Absolutely! Unintentional repetition is something that authors are...
by Ali | May 30, 2022 | Writing
Easier, Better Writing: Harnessing Inspiration and Motivation This post was first published in June 2015 and updated in May 2022. Inspiration. Motivation. What do those words mean to you? Some writers would have you believe you can’t write anything without them. Other...
by Ali | May 23, 2022 | Business
Seven Crucial First Steps for Your Writing Career This post was first published in July 2014 and updated in May 2022. Have you ever thought about – or daydreamed about – turning your writing into a career? Perhaps you’ve already made some progress or perhaps...
by Ali | Apr 25, 2022 | Fiction
Five Different Approaches to Developing Characters This post was first published in April 2019 and updated in April 2022. Whether you consider plot to be more important than character or you believe they’re just two sides of the same coin, it’s clear that character...
by Ali | Apr 12, 2022 | Motivation
Staying Motivated to Finish a Novel … or Even a Short Story In the last Aliventures survey the subject of “motivation” came up quite a few times, and one reader specifically asked for a post about staying motivated to finish a short story or novel. I’ll be the first...
