by Ali | May 30, 2022 | Motivation
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 | Freelancing
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 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...
by Ali | Apr 4, 2022 | Motivation
How to Get Your Writing Done … When You Have Lots of Other Responsibilities, Too Writing can be tough. It takes time, energy, and focus – all of which are in short supply for many of us. It can be tough getting any writing done around a full-time day job, especially...
by Ali | Mar 28, 2022 | Freelancing
Freelance Content Writing: How to Find Paid Blogging Jobs Perhaps you want to be a freelance writer … but you’re just not sure where to begin. There are lots of different types of freelance writing out there: writing articles for magazines, technical writing,...
