by Ali | Feb 9, 2024 | Motivation
Seven Common Obstacles on Your Writing Journey (and How to Overcome Them) If you’ve been a writer for any length of time, you’ll have encountered some kind of obstacle, getting in the way of your writing goals. I faced a (very common) freelancing obstacle at the start...
by Ali | Jan 12, 2023 | Motivation
My Annual Fiction Writing Goals for 2023 (Plus Goal-Setting and Goal-Adjusting Tips) It’s the start of the year … and, like many writers, you might have set some goals for the 12 months ahead, or even made a New Year’s Resolution related to writing. Most years, I have...
by Ali | Apr 12, 2022 | Motivation
Staying Motivated to Finish a Novel … or Even a Short Story In the last Aliventures survey the subject of “motivation” came up quite a few times, and one reader specifically asked for a post about staying motivated to finish a short story or novel. I’ll be the first...
by Ali | Jun 14, 2021 | Motivation
Get Re-Excited About Your Writing Project: Seven Ways to Stay Motivated to Write Motivation can be a huge struggle for writers. There are a lot of tips out there about getting motivated to write – but these tend to be focused on starting something new. What if you’re...
by Ali | Mar 22, 2021 | Motivation
How to Write When … Your Partner Isn’t Supportive This post is part of the “How to Write When…” series. You might want to take a look at some/all of the previous posts, too: How to Write When … You Don’t Feel Inspired How to Write When … You Have Kids How to...
by Ali | Mar 15, 2021 | Motivation
Nine Powerful Ways to Motivate Yourself to Write This post was first published in 2012 and updated in March 2021. All writers struggle with motivation at times. Whether you’re writing freelance pieces, content for your blog, a novel, short stories, poetry, or...
