by Ali | Jul 23, 2018 | Fiction
The Two Scenes in Your Novel That Will Need the Most Rewriting Novels are tricky. There’s so much to juggle that no-one gets it quite right the first time round … and most authors end up doing wholesale rewrites, rather than just making a few editorial tweaks. I’ve...
by Ali | May 21, 2018 | Blogging
Announcing: Blog On – Completely Rewritten for Spring 2018 (Here’s Why) Blog On is currently open for registration: the first module begins on Monday 28th May. Registration closes at the end of this Thursday (24th May), so if you’re interested, do check it out as soon...
by Ali | May 14, 2018 | Blogging
Everything You Need to Know About Writing Brilliant Blog Posts Over the last eight years, I’ve written hundreds (probably thousands!) of blog posts for dozens of different blogs. I’ve also written quite a bit about blogging. Today, I wanted to share five of my...
by Ali | Apr 23, 2018 | Fiction
“Show, Don’t Tell” Doesn’t Always Apply: Here’s What You Need to Know If you’ve been in any writing groups, read any writing books or blogs, or hung out in any writing-related forums online … you’ve probably come across these three words of...
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by Ali | Mar 27, 2018 | Motivation
Why Having Grit is So Important for Writers … and Three Ways to Improve Yours [Guest Post] This is a guest post from Tamar Sloan, registered psychologist, and author of Grit for Writers, plus several romance books. You can find her website at TamarSloan.com and...
