by Ali | Jan 3, 2013 | Motivation
What Will You Write in 2013? Ten Mini-Resolutions to Get You Started “This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until it’s done. It’s that easy, and that hard.” – Neil Gaiman Maybe 2012 was a great writing year for...
by Ali | Dec 20, 2012 | Marketing
Three Reasons Why You Need a Mailing List as an Author [Guest Post] Today’s guest post is from author F.C. Malby, who’s just launched her debut novel Take Me to the Castle. In this post, she tackles a hugely important topic – why you need a mailing list (also...
by Ali | Dec 18, 2012 | Motivation
Six Powerful Quotes to Get You Writing [Guest Post] Image from Flickr by peteoshea I’m delighted to welcome Barry Demp, a fantastic business coach from Troy, Michigan, to Aliventures. I’ve been working with Barry since early 2011, and it’s been a great joy to see him...
by Ali | Dec 13, 2012 | Old post
Thanks so much to everyone who purchased the Blogger’s Guides at half-price between December 6th and December 11th. We raised $508 for Divya Shanthi, which is one of the nicest birthday presents I could ask for. 🙂 This is more than enough to sponsor Ayshu for...
by Ali | Dec 10, 2012 | Old post
Just a couple of days after opening this year’s sale, I got a lovely letter from Mrs. Cheryl, one of the wonderful teachers at Divya Shanthi in Bangalore, India. She wrote to update me on Ayshu’s progres (Ayshu is the four-year old girl who...