by Ali | Jun 6, 2024 | Fiction
What Bad Writing Looks Like … and How to Fix It [With Detailed Examples] This post was first published in March 2021 and most recently updated in June 2024. A lot of writers worry that they may not be good enough to be successful. The truth is that however...
by Ali | Oct 19, 2023 | Fiction
15 Ways to Make Your Characters Suffer (for the Good of Your Novel) Note: This post was originally published in 2016, and was last updated in June 2025. Do your characters suffer enough? Even if you’re writing a light and fluffy romance, at some point, someone in your...