by Ali | Feb 8, 2016 | Blogging
Why You Should Be Blogging … and Why You Shouldn’t If you’re not already blogging, you’ve probably wondered whether you should be. If you are already blogging, you’ve probably wondered whether it’s a waste of time. As you might guess from the very...
by Ali | Jan 18, 2016 | Motivation
Is Your Writing Art – and Should it Be? Welcome to the revamped Aliventures! If you’re reading this by email or RSS, you might want to pop over to the site (aliventures.com) to see how it looks. I’ve got a new tagline for the site, up there in the banner (along...
by Ali | Sep 23, 2015 | Old post
Aliventures is on Hiatus Until Late October The redesign is now underway. Please bear with me! In case you’re wondering: I’m not having another baby! But for some time now, I’ve been thinking about giving the Aliventures blog a bit of a revamp (and hat-tip to Charlie...
by Ali | Aug 6, 2015 | Motivation
If You’ve Only Got 15 Minutes, Is It Even Worth Writing? Sometimes, life is so busy that it’s a real challenge to find any writing time at all. Right now, my two delightful little ones take up a lot of time and energy. We’re also about to move house and writing time...
by Ali | Jul 16, 2015 | Publishing
Are Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing Both Offering a Next-to-Impossible Dream? Image from Flickr by Jonathan Rolande. Back in December 1998, I spent my 14th birthday money on Nigel Watt’s book Writing a Novel and Getting Published. And for quite a few...