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I’m Ali Luke, and I live in Leeds in the UK with my husband and two children. Aliventures is where I help you get your novel all the way to “the end”.

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Five Different Approaches to Developing Characters

Five Different Approaches to Developing Characters

This post was first published in April 2019 and last updated in May 2025. Whether you consider plot to be more important than character or you believe they’re just two sides of the same coin, it’s clear that character matters. Readers want characters who are engaging...

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How to Write a Flashback: Five Tips and Four Examples

How to Write a Flashback: Five Tips and Four Examples

One challenge that you’re likely to face when writing a novel is how to fill the reader in about important events in your main character’s past. There are various techniques you can use for this—one of which is a flashback. Flashbacks can be fun to write, but they can...

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How to Write a Flashback: Five Tips and Four Examples

How to Write a Flashback: Five Tips and Four Examples

One challenge that you’re likely to face when writing a novel is how to fill the reader in about important events in your main character’s past. There are various techniques you can use for this—one of which is a flashback. Flashbacks can be fun to write, but they can...

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