by Ali | Jul 15, 2019 | Fiction
Stuck on Your Novel? Here’s How to Get Moving Again It’s a familiar situation for most novelists: you get a few chapters in (or if you’re unlucky, a few pages) … and for one reason or another, you find yourself stuck. Maybe your initial enthusiasm for the project...
by Ali | May 7, 2019 | Blogging
I’m Launching a New Blog (So Things Will Be Quiet on Aliventures This Month) You might remember that a few months ago, I mentioned that I was going to be launching a new blog about blogging. Well … it’s nearly ready! If you’re a blogger and you want to hear more...
by Ali | Apr 22, 2019 | Fiction
Seven Common Problems Writers Have With Characters Most writers love creating characters and writing about them – but it can be a struggle to get characters right. If you’re normally quite plot-focused, you might find yourself creating characters who are lifeless...
by Ali | Apr 16, 2019 | Fiction
Making Bad Things Happen to Good Characters This post was first published in August 2015, and updated in April 2019. Kudos to LycoRogue for inspiring it. Do you have a hard time hurting your characters? Maybe it’s pretty easy with some of them. (For me, villains are...
by Ali | Apr 2, 2019 | Motivation
Four Fantastic Tools and Resources to Help You Stop Procrastinating and Get the Writing Done We’ve spent the past few weeks taking a deep look at procrastination, from the issue of why writers procrastinate to specific tips for staying focused (and for...
