by Ali | Sep 26, 2024 | Editing
The Right Way to Expand a Too-Short Piece of Writing Note: This post was last updated in September 2024. Is your piece of writing too short? One common issue that standard writing advice covers is how to cut down your first draft. And this advice comes up time and...
by Ali | Sep 12, 2024 | Motivation
How to Write When … You Have So Many Emails to Deal With This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. As I draft this – after a very busy summer! – I have 1,278 unread emails in my inbox. Most of those aren’t emails from individuals...
by Ali | Jul 26, 2024 | Motivation
Aliventures Summer Break 2024 – 10 Posts to Catch Up On It’s summer time here in the UK and I’m taking a few weeks off from blogging. I’ll be enjoying a trip to the North Wales coast, plus lots of adventures with my kids! I’ll be back when they...
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by Ali | Jul 18, 2024 | Editing
Ten Sentence-Level Mistakes to Watch Out for When Editing Your Fiction [With Examples] This post was originally published on Aliventures in 2016 and updated in July 2024. When you’re editing fiction, whether it’s a short story or an epic novel, you need to edit on...
by Ali | Jul 12, 2024 | Fiction
How to Get Your Characters Right As You Rewrite Your Novel When you’re reworking your first or second draft, you’ll likely be making some changes relating to your characters and their characterisation (how they come across on the page). If you didn’t quite nail your...
