by Ali | Mar 18, 2014 | Creativity
Can You Call Yourself a “Writer” if You’re Not Currently Writing? A couple of weeks ago, I sent out a newsletter titled – like this post – “Can you call yourself a writer if you’re not currently writing?” It got a great response … and I realised I’d hit on a...
by Ali | Feb 25, 2014 | Freelancing
Image from Flickr by Inha Leex Hale. One of the big writing ambitions I hear about from a lot of people is: I want to make money writing. They – quite reasonably! – want to be rewarded for their talent and their work. Yet many writers think that there’s something...
by Ali | Feb 4, 2014 | Fiction
Take the Plunge: How to (Finally) Start Your Novel Image from sxc.hu by tatlin. You want to write a novel. It’s been your New Year’s resolution more times than you want to admit. And you might well have been day-dreaming about it or scribbling notes about it for...
by Ali | Jan 15, 2014 | Marketing
Is Social Media a Good Thing for Writers? (Pros, Cons and My Tips) (Image from Flickr by Jason A. Howie) Should writers be on social media, or should they stay away? By “social media”, I mean sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and Pinterest. (Technically,...
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by Ali | Jan 8, 2014 | Creativity
How to Create a Writing, Publishing and Marketing Plan for the Year [Includes Template] Did your writing go as well in 2013 as you hoped? If not, you’re definitely not alone! My plans didn’t quite work out either. In fact, “plans” is probably a bit generous. Often,...
