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What Bad Writing Looks Like … and How to Fix It [With Detailed Examples]
What Bad Writing Looks Like … and How to Fix It [With Detailed Examples] A lot of writers worry that they may not be good enough to be successful. The truth is that however “good” or “bad” your writing is, you can improve with practice and with careful...
Five Straightforward Ways to Create Stronger Characters
Five Straightforward Ways to Create Stronger Characters This post was originally published in October 2017 and updated in September 2020. If your story doesn’t have strong, compelling characters … you’ll struggle to get readers. However intricate your...
Anti-Heroes and Villains: How They’re Different & Tips for Writing Them Well
Anti-Heroes and Villains: How They’re Different & Tips for Writing Them Well This post was originally published in December 2016 and updated in June 2020. Most stories, these days, don’t have flawless heroes and evil cackling villains. Readers – and...
What if You’re Just Not Good Enough To Be a Successful Writer?
What if You’re Just Not Good Enough To Be a Successful Writer? This post was originally published in June 2016 and updated in June 2020. What if you’re not good enough? What if you enjoy writing … but you’re actually pretty rubbish at it? What if any...
15 Ways to Make Your Characters Suffer (for the Good of Your Novel)
15 Ways to Make Your Characters Suffer (for the Good of Your Novel) Note: This post was originally published in 2016, and was updated in June 2018. Do your characters suffer enough? Even if you’re writing a light and fluffy romance, at some point, someone in your...About
I’m Ali Luke, and I live in Leeds in the UK with my husband and two children. Aliventures is where I help you master the art, craft and business of writing.
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My “For Dummies” Book
I'm the author of Publishing E-Books For Dummies (Wiley, 2012).
The Lycopolis Trilogy
My trilogy of contemporary fantasy novels, Lycopolis, Oblivion and Dominion, are all available from Amazon.
The books follow on from one another, so I highly recommend reading Lycopolis before the other two.
You can buy or sample all of them on your local Amazon, and all three are currently FREE if you're a Kindle Unlimited subscriber:
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