by Ali | Dec 5, 2024 | Fiction
Indirect Characterisation: What Is It and How Is It Different From Direct Characterisation? “Characterisation” is how we show, on the page, who our characters are. But there are a couple of different ways we might go about that: direct characterisation and indirect...
by Ali | Nov 21, 2024 | Creativity
What is Writer’s Block? The Myth, the Reality, and How to Overcome It If you’re struggling to write – if you feel wrung out of ideas, you can’t focus, or you’d rather do anything but sit down and put words on the page – you might feel that you’re suffering from...
by Ali | Nov 15, 2024 | Fiction
Stop Procrastinating, Start Writing: 3 Situations That Trigger Writing Procrastination (& What You Can Do) Procrastination is the bane of many writers … or would-be writers. It can affect you at any stage of your writing life. And it’s one of the top problems I...
by Ali | Nov 7, 2024 | Creativity
Writing Voice: Finding Yours and Loosening Up When Your Writing Seems Stilted or Dry In this year’s Aliventures survey, one person wrote: “When I decide to write for public consumption, my writing becomes stilted and didactic. I write much more loosely and enjoy...
by Ali | Oct 18, 2024 | Fiction
Three Act Story Structure (Including the Seven Key Plot Points Your Novel Needs) Does your novel draft feel a little lopsided? Is your pacing off, or does it seem like the story takes ages to get started? Maybe the tension slackens off in the middle, or you feel...
