by Ali | Sep 14, 2020 | Fiction
Five Straightforward Ways to Create Stronger Characters This post was originally published in October 2017 and updated in September 2020. If your story doesn’t have strong, compelling characters … you’ll struggle to get readers. However intricate your...
by Ali | Aug 19, 2020 | Editing
Should You Ever Edit While You’re Writing? This post was originally published in October 2017 and updated in August 2020. A lot of writers will say that you should never, ever edit when you’re writing. You can even get software that disables the backspace key or that...
by Ali | Aug 4, 2020 | Motivation
Are You Too Old (or Too Young) to Become a Writer? This post was originally published in March 2016, and updated in August 2020. An email from an Aliventures reader landed in my inbox with the subject line, “Am I too old to become a writer?” I opened it up, assuming...
by Ali | Jul 7, 2020 | Fiction
How to Start Writing a Novel: Get Inspired and Get Going This post was originally published in April 2016 and updated in July 2020. You’d like to write a novel … but how do you even begin? I’m not thinking here about ways to write a great opening (if that’s what...
by Ali | Jun 29, 2020 | Fiction
Anti-Heroes and Villains: How They’re Different & Tips for Writing Them Well This post was originally published in December 2016 and updated in June 2020. Most stories, these days, don’t have flawless heroes and evil cackling villains. Readers – and...
