by Ali | Jul 20, 2021 | Writing
Summer Reading: Seven Posts You Might Have Missed I’m taking a few weeks off from blogging, so regular posts will resume mid-September. In the meantime, here are seven of my favourite posts from the past seven months for you to enjoy: How to Be a Writer: Ten Important...
by Ali | Jul 13, 2021 | Writing
Aliventures Summer Sale (2021) Now On! Want a writing boost this summer? Everything I sell is half-price until the end of Thursday 22nd July only. That’s: Get Writing (a guided introduction to four areas of writing – freelancing, blogging, short stories, and...
by Ali | Jul 5, 2021 | Craft
What Are Dialogue Tags and Dialogue Beats? (And Why You Should Use “Said” Frequently) This post was originally published in April 2016 and updated in July 2021. Dialogue is vital to your story. It helps reveal and develop character – and it drives the plot...
by Ali | Jun 29, 2021 | Writing
How to Get Writing Experience (Without Wasting Your Time) One question that I see from a lot of writers is how to get writing experience. It’s a particular issue for freelance writers, but it applies to pretty much all types of writing – in the recent Aliventures...
by Ali | Jun 22, 2021 | Writing
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...
