How to Write When … You Don’t Feel Inspired

How to Write When … You Don’t Feel Inspired

How to Write When … You Don’t Feel Inspired This is the first post in a new occasional series, “How to Write When…” Today I wanted to tackle something that comes up for every writer at some point: How do you write when you don’t feel inspired? As...
Happy 2020 … and Upcoming Changes at Aliventures

Happy 2020 … and Upcoming Changes at Aliventures

Happy 2020 … and Upcoming Changes at Aliventures Happy New Year! I hope your decade is off to an excellent beginning. It’s been an exciting start to 2020 for me, because on Monday I started work with Awesome Motive, the company behind a whole lot of...
Can You Edit Something You’ve Already Published?

Can You Edit Something You’ve Already Published?

Can You Edit Something You’ve Already Published? We’ve been looking at the importance of editing over the past few weeks and, so far, we’ve only been considering editing your work before publication. It’s also possible – increasingly so in the age of...
Five Signs That You Might Be Over-Editing Your Work

Five Signs That You Might Be Over-Editing Your Work

Five Signs That You Might Be Over-Editing Your Work Editing is a really important part of the writing process – and that’s why we’re in the middle of a four-week series on it. ;-)However … it’s possible to over-edit. And, if you’re at the editing stage of a...
How Much Time Should You Spend Drafting vs Editing?

How Much Time Should You Spend Drafting vs Editing?

How Much Time Should You Spend Drafting vs Editing? This is the first post in a new four-week series on editing your writing: make sure you’re signed up for my (free!) weekly email newsletter so you don’t miss the next installment. Whatever you’re writing,...