Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.6.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site.

# Aliventures

Write to "The End" of your novel

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.aliventures.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [What is a Scene vs a Chapter – and How Should You Structure Each?](https://www.aliventures.com/scene-vs-chapter/) - What is a scene vs a chapter? Should you be planning in scenes, chapters, or both? We dive into scenes & chapters: why they're different and why it matters.
- [Your Writing Matters (Even When it Doesn’t Feel Like It)](https://www.aliventures.com/your-writing-matters/) - Your writing matters, whatever genre you're writing in. It doesn't matter if you're making money yet (or never plan to). Your writing deserves time and space.
- [Why Accountability is the Key to Reaching Your Writing Goals (and How to Find It)](https://www.aliventures.com/accountability-writing-goals/)
- [Idea to Novel: How Can You Start Developing a Strong Novel Idea?](https://www.aliventures.com/idea-to-novel/) - How do you turn an idea into a novel? If you've had an idea for months or years, here's how to start digging into it and turning into something "novel-shaped".
- [Character Flaws: Why They're So Important to Your Story [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/character-flaws/) - What is a character flaw? And why does your character need (at least) one? Dig into character flaws, with clear definitions, examples, and tips for using them.
- [Developmental Editing, Copy Editing and Proofreading: What's the Difference?](https://www.aliventures.com/developmental-editing-vs-copy-editing/) - What's developmental editing vs copy editing? What about proofreading? How do you know what type of editing your novel needs? Get all the answers here.
- [External Conflict: Six Types of External Conflict (With Examples)](https://www.aliventures.com/external-conflict-types-examples/) - External conflict is vital for your story. These external conflict examples show different types of conflict to deepen your plot and character development.
- [Three Act Story Structure (Including the Seven Key Plot Points Your Novel Needs)](https://www.aliventures.com/three-act-structure/) - What is three act story structure? How do the acts fit together and what plot points should you have? Here's all you need to know (plus a handy diagram).
- [Plotting vs Pantsing: How Much Should You Plan and Outline Before Starting a Novel?](https://www.aliventures.com/how-much-planning-novel/) - Are you thinking of writing a novel? You might be stuck at the planning stage: how much is enough? What do you REALLY need in place before you begin to write?
- [What is Worldbuilding … and How Detailed Do You Need to Be?](https://www.aliventures.com/worldbuilding-tips/) - What is worldbuilding? How do you create a fictional world for a fantasy or science-fiction novel that hangs together coherently, without getting bogged down?
- [What is Writer’s Block and How Can You Beat It? Seven Crucial Things to Try](https://www.aliventures.com/what-is-writers-block/) - What IS writer's block and how can you beat it? If you're struggling to write, don't give up. There's lots you can do to overcome a creative block. Here's how.
- [Writing Progress in Q1, 2026: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Why](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-goal-progress-2026-q1/)
- [How to Write Stronger Scenes: Add More Depth and Detail](https://www.aliventures.com/write-stronger-scenes/) - Want to write scenes that have pace, tension, and conflict? Here's how to write a stronger scene, with 5 signs a scene needs work & 10 tips for improving it.
- [What’s a Plot Hole – and How Can You Fix it, Fast? (Six Examples & Solutions)](https://www.aliventures.com/plot-hole/) - What exactly is a plot hole in your story? What can you do about plot holes that you've spotted? Check out these six types of plot hole, plus easy fixes.
- [When Your Novel is Taking Way Longer Than You Expected](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-taking-longer/)
- [Internal Conflict: Six Types of Internal Conflict (With Examples)](https://www.aliventures.com/internal-conflict-types-examples/) - Internal conflict is vital for a rich story and strong character development. Learn the different types of internal conflict here (with handy examples of each).
- [How to Write a Novel: Your Seven Step Plan](https://www.aliventures.com/how-to-write-a-novel/)
- [Is First Person Point of View Right for Your Story? Five Approaches (+ Examples)](https://www.aliventures.com/first-person-point-of-view/)
- [What Experience Do You Need Before You Start Writing Your First Novel?](https://www.aliventures.com/experience-before-novel/)
- [Writing Dialogue: Eight Straightforward Tips (Plus Examples)](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-dialogue-tips/) - Writing dialogue? It's fun to hear your characters speak ... but tricky to get it right. My straightforward dialogue tips, with examples, show you what to do.
- [Write Fast and Rewrite a Lot … or Take Your Time Drafting and Edit Lightly?](https://www.aliventures.com/draft-fast-or-slow/) - Should you write as fast as you can or take your time? How much planning should you do? Is your writing process working for you? That's what we tackle here.
- [How to Add Tension and Pace to a Scene That’s Sagging](https://www.aliventures.com/add-tension-pace-scene/)
- [How Long Does it Take to Write 1,000 Words?](https://www.aliventures.com/how-long-1000-words-takes/) - Writing an essay, a freelance piece, or a novel? It's helpful to know how long it will take to write each 1000 words. Find out here (and learn how to speed up).
- [How to Get Your Writing Done … When You Have Lots of Other Responsibilities, Too](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-with-responsibilities/)
- [My Annual Writing Goals for 2026 (Tell Me Your Goals, Too!)](https://www.aliventures.com/annual-writing-goals-2026/)
- [Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q4, 2025 (Slower Progress)](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-goal-progress-2025-q4/)
- [The Three Stages of Editing Your Writing (and Nine Handy Do-it-Yourself Tips)](https://www.aliventures.com/three-stages-editing/)
- [Four Ways to Fall in Love with Writing (Again) [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/love-writing-again/)
- [Interiority: Six Different Ways to Show Your Character's Thoughts on the Page [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/interiority-in-fiction/) - Not sure how to use interiority in fiction? Struggling to convey characters' thoughts? Here's what interiority is, why it matters, and 6 ways to show thoughts.
- [Choosing the Right Viewpoint and Tense for Your Fiction [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/choosing-viewpoint-fiction/)
- [What is a Scene? Understanding and Using the Basic Unit of Story Structure](https://www.aliventures.com/what-is-a-scene/) - What is a scene, exactly? (Tip: It's not the same as a chapter.) Here are 7 key ingredients of scenes plus 10 useful tips for writing (or rewriting) them.
- [22 Tips for Writing Fiction (Whatever Stage You're At)](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-fiction-tips/) - Do you want to get better at creative writing? These fiction writing tips will help you improve ... whatever stage you're at with your development as a writer.
- [How to Write Character Descriptions That Work (With Examples)](https://www.aliventures.com/character-descriptions/) - How do you describe characters without boring your reader? Here's how to write character descriptions: what to do, what NOT to do, and plenty of examples.
- [15 Ways to Make Your Characters Suffer (for the Good of Your Novel)](https://www.aliventures.com/make-characters-suffer/) - Looking to pile on the suffering for your characters (or need ways to traumatize your OC)? Here's a list of all kinds of suffering, with tips and examples.
- [What Bad Writing Looks Like ... and How to Fix It [With Detailed Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/fix-bad-writing/) - What exactly is bad writing? I take you through detailed examples of bad writing in fiction, explaining what's wrong with them ... and how to fix it.
- [The Ten Best Free Writing Tools to Help You Write More and Earn More](https://www.aliventures.com/best-free-writing-tools/)
- [What Can You Write About if You Don't Have Any Ideas?](https://www.aliventures.com/what-to-write-no-ideas/) - You want to write – but you don't know how to write when you have no ideas. It's a problem for many writers. Here are some easy, practical ways to spark ideas.
- [How to Start a Novel: Eight Options, Plus Examples](https://www.aliventures.com/ways-to-start-novel/) - You want to write a novel ... but how do you begin the first chapter? I run through eight options on how to start a novel, with examples from published novels.
- [Writing Action Scenes That Grip Readers: Five Practical Tips, Plus Examples](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-action-scenes/)
- [Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q3, 2025 (Finished a Novel Draft!)](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-goal-progress-2025-q3/)
- [Do You Head-Hop? Getting Third Person Point of View Right](https://www.aliventures.com/head-hopping/) - Head-hopping (shifting perspective accidentally) is a common writing mistake. So what is head-hopping, why is it a problem, and how can you avoid it?
- [Seven Great Writing Lessons from Seventeen Months of Writers’ Cafe](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-lessons-from-cafe/)
- [Why a Bad Ending Can Ruin a Great Story (and Seven Ways to Fix It)](https://www.aliventures.com/bad-ending/)
- [How to Name a Character: Four Key Considerations (and Why They Matter)](https://www.aliventures.com/how-to-name-a-character/)
- [How Long is a Novel ... and How Long Should YOUR Novel Be?](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-how-long/) - How long is a novel? What about a novella, or even a novelette? Find out the different definitions here and figure out the best length for your own book.
- [Aliventures Summer Break 2025 – Eight Posts to Catch Up On](https://www.aliventures.com/summer-break-2025/)
- [The Right Way to Expand a Too-Short Piece of Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/too-short-writing/) - How do you expand your writing if you haven't met your required wordcount? Whether you're working on an essay, story, or article, these tips will help you.
- [What is Subtext in Fiction – and How Can You Use it in Your Writing?](https://www.aliventures.com/subtext-in-fiction/)
- [Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q2, 2025 (Ditched Daily Writing Goal ... and Wrote More!)](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-goal-progress-2025-q2/)
- [Everything You Need to Know About Writing Great Dialogue](https://www.aliventures.com/everything-writing-great-dialogue/)
- [What Are Dialogue Tags and Dialogue Beats? (And Why You Should Use "Said" Frequently)](https://www.aliventures.com/dialogue-tags-explained/)
- [Why You Should Stick to One Name for Each Character in Your Novel](https://www.aliventures.com/characters-one-name/)
- [What Are Supporting Characters? (Mentors, Best Friends, Love Interests, and More)](https://www.aliventures.com/what-are-supporting-characters/)
- [How to Turn Your Year Around: Getting Your Novel Plans Back on Track](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-back-on-track/)
- [Five Tips to Help You Rewrite Your Story After Beta Reader or Editor Feedback](https://www.aliventures.com/rewrite-story-after-feedback/)
- [Using Apostrophes Correctly: From the Easy to the Tricky Cases](https://www.aliventures.com/getting-apostrophes-right/)
- [Should You Keep Writing Even if It's Not Fun Any More?](https://www.aliventures.com/keep-writing-not-fun/)
- [Is Writing a Novel a “Someday” Dream for You?](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-someday/)
- [Three All-Too-Common Writing Fears Holding You Back ... and How to Beat Them](https://www.aliventures.com/three-common-writing-fears/)
- [Five Handy Ways to Patch Plot Holes in Your Novel](https://www.aliventures.com/patch-plot-holes/)
- [Twelve Useful Tools for Freelance Writers](https://www.aliventures.com/useful-tools-freelance/)
- [How Much Time Should You Spend Drafting vs Editing?](https://www.aliventures.com/drafting-vs-editing-time/)
- [Can You Edit Something You've Already Published?](https://www.aliventures.com/edit-already-published/)
- [How to Start Writing a Novel: Get Inspired and Get Going](https://www.aliventures.com/starting-a-novel/)
- [Should You Ever Edit While You’re Writing?](https://www.aliventures.com/should-edit-while-writing/)
- [Nine Powerful Ways to Motivate Yourself to Write](https://www.aliventures.com/nine-motivations-to-write/)
- [How to Write When ... Your Partner Isn’t Supportive](https://www.aliventures.com/write-partner-not-supportive/)
- [How to Come Up With Lots of Great Ideas for Your Writing [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/ideas-1-having-lots/)
- [Get Re-Excited About Your Writing Project: Seven Ways to Stay Motivated to Write](https://www.aliventures.com/staying-motivated-to-write/)
- [How to Have Confidence in Your Writing: Eight Powerful Tips](https://www.aliventures.com/confidence-in-your-writing/)
- [How Do You Divide Your Novel into Chapters?](https://www.aliventures.com/divide-novel-chapters/)
- [How to Choose and Develop a Writing Idea [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/ideas-2-choose-develop/)
- [Seven Things to Do When You Feel Like Giving Up on Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/seven-things-giving-up-writing/)
- [Staying Motivated to Finish a Novel … or Even a Short Story](https://www.aliventures.com/stay-motivated-finish/)
- [Easier, Better Writing: Harnessing Inspiration and Motivation](https://www.aliventures.com/harnessing-inspiration-motivation/)
- [How to Write When … You Feel Discouraged](https://www.aliventures.com/write-when-discouraged/)
- [How to Recover Your Writing Confidence (Even if You Think You Never Had Any)](https://www.aliventures.com/recover-your-writing-confidence/)
- [Five Powerful Ways to Make Your Novel’s Plot More Complex](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-more-complex/)
- [How to Find the Courage to Put Your Writing Out There Into the World](https://www.aliventures.com/find-courage-writing/)
- [Developing Your Creative Process as a Writer (Instead of Working Against Yourself)](https://www.aliventures.com/developing-creative-process/)
- [How Much Should You Revise Your Work Before Sending it to a Beta Reader?](https://www.aliventures.com/revise-before-beta-reader/)
- [How to Write When … You’re Afraid](https://www.aliventures.com/htww-afraid/)
- [Seven Common Obstacles on Your Writing Journey (and How to Overcome Them)](https://www.aliventures.com/common-writing-obstacles/)
- [Why Readers Might Not Make it Past Your First Few Pages: Five Reasons (and Five Fixes)](https://www.aliventures.com/why-readers-give-up/)
- [Turning Your Inner Critic into an Inner Coach … and Growing Your Writing Confidence](https://www.aliventures.com/inner-critic-to-inner-coach/)
- [How to Write When … You Can't Seem to Get Started](https://www.aliventures.com/htww-cant-get-started/) - Starting a writing project (or even a writing session) can feel almost impossible. Here's why getting started is so tough ... and how to make it easier.
- [How to Get Your Characters Right As You Rewrite Your Novel](https://www.aliventures.com/get-characters-right-rewrite/) - Learn how to rejig your characters as you rewrite your first (or second) draft, with practical techiniques to use as you pin down their characterisation.
- [Ten Sentence-Level Mistakes to Watch Out for When Editing Your Fiction [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/ten-sentence-level-mistakes/) - Do you make these common mistakes in your writing? Here's what to look out for on a sentence level as you line edit (close edit) your short stories or novels.
- [Writing Voice: Finding Yours and Loosening Up When Your Writing Seems Stilted or Dry](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-voice-finding-loosening-up/)
- [How Does Editing Best Fit Into the Writing Process? Four Key Options to Consider](https://www.aliventures.com/editing-in-writing-process/)
- [How to Write a Flashback: Five Tips and Four Examples](https://www.aliventures.com/how-to-write-a-flashback/)
- [What is an Epistolary Novel? Pros, Cons, and Examples of Epistolary Fiction](https://www.aliventures.com/epistolary-novel/)
- [Nine Stages of Writing a Novel (Plus Where You Might Get Stuck and How to Move On)](https://www.aliventures.com/stages-of-writing-a-novel/)
- [How to Write Difficult Scenes: Five Tips for Stretching Your Writing Muscles](https://www.aliventures.com/write-difficult-scenes/)
- [Five Different Ways I Use Timers to Stay Focused When I'm Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/timers-writing-focus/) - Timers are a fantastic way to stay focused when writing ... but what's the best way to use them? I run through the ways I use timers (and why) and share tips.
- [Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q2, 2024 (Plus What’s New on Aliventures)](https://www.aliventures.com/2024-q2-writing-progress/) - Here's how my annual writing goals are going, halfway through 2024, with notes on what's working and what I'll tweak. Plus, a recap of new Aliventures goodies!
- [Stop Procrastinating, Start Writing: 3 Situations That Trigger Writing Procrastination (& What You Can Do)](https://www.aliventures.com/stop-writing-procrastination/)
- [Is it OK to Use Swear Words in Your Writing?](https://www.aliventures.com/swear-words-in-writing/)
- [Batch Writing: How to Streamline Your Freelance Writing Process in 2024](https://www.aliventures.com/batch-writing-freelancing/)
- [How to Wrap Up a Writing Session Effectively – and Leave Yourself Ready for Next Time](https://www.aliventures.com/wrap-up-writing-session/) - You might begin well, but how about wrapping up your writing session effectively? In just a minute (or less) you can set yourself up for a great next session.
- [Five Different Approaches to Developing Characters](https://www.aliventures.com/developing-characters/)
- [How to Write When ... You Don't Feel Inspired](https://www.aliventures.com/write-when-not-inspired/)
- [When Dialogue Gets Weird: Representing Unorthodox Forms of Speech on the Page (Text Conversations, Psychic Communication, etc)](https://www.aliventures.com/weird-dialogue/)
- [Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q1, 2025 (What’s Working and What’s Not?)](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-goal-progress-2025-q1/)
- [What is Plot ... and is it the Same Thing as Story or Narrative?](https://www.aliventures.com/what-is-plot/)
- [Everything You Need to Know About Developing (and Writing) Characters](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-developing-characters/)
- [Seven Common Problems Writers Have With Characters](https://www.aliventures.com/common-problems-characters/)
- [What is a Character Arc? Positive, Negative, and Flat Character Arcs Explained (Plus Examples)](https://www.aliventures.com/character-arcs/) - Your protagonist has a character arc where they change (for better or worse) throughout the story. But what IS a character arc? That's what we unpack here.
- [Five Creative Uses of ChatGPT for Writers (Which Don't Involve AI Doing the Writing For You!)](https://www.aliventures.com/creative-uses-chatgpt/)
- [What is an Omniscient Narrator and Should You Use One in Your Story? (Pros, Cons, and Examples)](https://www.aliventures.com/what-is-omniscient-narrator/)
- [Nine Writing Milestones to Celebrate (and Goals to Aim For)](https://www.aliventures.com/nine-writing-milestones/)
- [Mastering Third Person Limited Point of View: Four Options and Four Examples](https://www.aliventures.com/third-person-limited-point-of-view/)
- [Will AI Write Novels? Here’s What I Think (Plus Examples from ChatGPT)](https://www.aliventures.com/will-ai-write-novels/)
- [Choosing Viewpoint Characters: What's Right for Your Story?](https://www.aliventures.com/choosing-viewpoint-characters/)
- [My Annual Writing Goals for 2025 (Plus Support for Your Writing Goals)](https://www.aliventures.com/annual-writing-goals-2025/)
- [Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q4, 2024 – What’s Worked This Year and What Hasn’t?](https://www.aliventures.com/2024-q4-writing-progress/)
- [Indirect Characterisation: What Is It and How Is It Different From Direct Characterisation?](https://www.aliventures.com/indirect-characterisation/)
- [Ten Book-Level Mistakes to Watch Out for When Redrafting Your Fiction [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/ten-book-level-mistakes/)
- [Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q3, 2024 (Plus When to Quit a Writing Goal)](https://www.aliventures.com/2024-q3-writing-progress/)
- [Outlining for Pantsers: Three Key Stages of Wrestling Your Rough Draft Under Control](https://www.aliventures.com/outlining-for-pantsers/)
- [How I Write on My Phone … WITHOUT Typing on a Fiddly Touchscreen](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-on-phone/)
- [How to Write When ... You Have So Many Emails to Deal With](https://www.aliventures.com/htww-so-many-emails/)
- [Aliventures Summer Break 2024 – 10 Posts to Catch Up On](https://www.aliventures.com/summer-break-2024/)
- [Making Bad Things Happen to Good Characters](https://www.aliventures.com/bad-things-good-characters/)
- [Three Reasons Why You Need a Mailing List as an Author [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/3-reasons-author-mailing-list/)
- [Six Powerful Quotes to Get You Writing [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/six-quotes-get-writing/)
- [Starting Your Writing Journey: Two Easy Ways to Get Inspired](https://www.aliventures.com/starting-writing-get-inspired/)
- [The Delivery Men - Guest Short Story by E.J. Newman](https://www.aliventures.com/the-delivery-men-guest-short-story-by-e-j-newman/)
- [Is the Kindle the Future of Literature or the Death of Publishing?](https://www.aliventures.com/kindle-future-of-literature-or-publishing-death/)
- [4 Reasons You Should Do NaNoWriMo ... and 4 Reasons You Shouldn’t](https://www.aliventures.com/4-reasons-nanowrimo-or-not/)
- [What's Lurking in Your Desk Drawer? Four Authors' Success Stories [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/whats-lurking-in-desk-drawer/)
- [My New Book, Publishing E-Books For Dummies, is Now Available!](https://www.aliventures.com/new-book-publishing-e-books-for-dummies/)
- [No Matter How You Say It, You've Got to Have a Niche [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/no-matter-how-you-say-it-youve-got-to-have-a-niche/)
- [12 Sure-Fire Ways to Find Great Ideas for Your Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/ways-to-find-great-ideas-for-writing/)
- [A Special Announcement (With Photos!)](https://www.aliventures.com/special-announcement/)
- [Alison Habens on Using Fairy-Tales and Myths to Inspire Your Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/alison-habens-on-using-fairy-tales-and-myths-to-inspire-your-writing/)
- [John Gilbey on Writing Flash Fiction / Short-Short Stories](https://www.aliventures.com/john-gilbey-flash-fiction-short-short-stories/)
- [BlogWorld #2: Chris Brogan’s "Lessons Learned Over 11 Years of Blogging"](https://www.aliventures.com/lessons-learned-11-years-blogging-chris-brogan/)
- [BlogWorld #1: "Should I Self-Publish or Get a Book Deal?" with Scott Stratten and Jim Kukral](https://www.aliventures.com/traditional-or-self-publish-scott-stratten-jim-kukral/)
- [How Your eBook Provides You With Marketing and Relationship Building Opportunities](https://www.aliventures.com/ebook-marketing-relationship-building/)
- [Lycopolis Tour Update: May 1st to 11th](https://www.aliventures.com/lycopolis-tour-may/)
- [Changing the World Through Writing: An Interview with Pace and Kyeli Smith](https://www.aliventures.com/changing-the-world-pace-kyeli-smith/)
- [Lycopolis Tour Update: April 23rd to 30th](https://www.aliventures.com/lycopolis-tour-april/)
- [Lycopolis Virtual Book Tour: A Celebration of Writing, Publishing and Blogging](https://www.aliventures.com/lycopolis-virtual-book-tour/)
- [Have Faith in Yourself and Your Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/faith-in-yourself-and-writing/)
- [How to Outline Any Piece of Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/outline-anything/)
- [Three of my Recent Guest Posts](https://www.aliventures.com/guest-posts-march-2012/)
- [Twenty-Five Ways to Come Up With Great Ideas for Your Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/25-ways-to-great-ideas/)
- [6 Reasons Why I Chose to Self-Publish my Novel](https://www.aliventures.com/6-reasons-why-i-self-published/)
- [Six Common Writing Excuses (And How to Overcome Them)](https://www.aliventures.com/six-writing-excuses/)
- [The Best Thing I've Ever Written (Now Available...)](https://www.aliventures.com/lycopolis-launch/)
- [The Digitalisation of Reading (and Writing)](https://www.aliventures.com/digitalisation-reading/)
- [Should You Get a Kindle if You're a Book-Lover?](https://www.aliventures.com/should-you-get-a-kindle/)
- [I’m Back! And Here’s What I Read On Holiday...](https://www.aliventures.com/holiday-reading/)
- [Extra Reading for August: Five of my Recent Guest Posts](https://www.aliventures.com/extra-reading-for-august-five-of-my-recent-guest-posts/)
- [Three Indie Author / Self-Publishing Ebooks – Reviewed](https://www.aliventures.com/indie-author-ebooks/)
- [Should You Be Writing Shorter Sentences?](https://www.aliventures.com/write-shorter-sentences/)
- [Should You Be Writing Shorter Paragraphs?](https://www.aliventures.com/write-shorter-paragraphs/)
- [Extra Reading for July: Three of My Recent Guest Posts](https://www.aliventures.com/extra-reading-july-2011/)
- [Winchester Writers’ Conference, 2011, Part Two: Plot and Other Tips](https://www.aliventures.com/winchester-part-two-plot-etc/)
- [Winchester Writers’ Conference, 2011, Part One: Characters](https://www.aliventures.com/winchester-2011-characters/)
- [Extra Reading for June: Six of My Recent Guest Posts](https://www.aliventures.com/extra-reading-june-2011/)
- [How to Cut the Waffle From Your Writing – and Grab Readers’ Attention](https://www.aliventures.com/cut-the-waffle-writers/)
- [Writers Aren’t Normal (And That’s a Good Thing)](https://www.aliventures.com/abnormal-writers/)
- [Extra Reading: Six of My Recent Guest Posts](https://www.aliventures.com/extra-reading-may11/)
- [5 Reasons You Should Never Feel Bad When Someone Criticizes Your Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-criticism-never-feel-bad/)
- [How to Write Thousands of Words Every Single Week](https://www.aliventures.com/thousands-of-words/)
- [How to Cope When Someone Attacks Your Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-attacks/)
- [An Interview with I J Black, Author of the Amnar Series](https://www.aliventures.com/amnar-interview/)
- [Eight Secrets Which Writers Won't Tell You](https://www.aliventures.com/8-writing-secrets/)
- [How to Get Your Writing Project Started - in Four Easy Steps](https://www.aliventures.com/project-started-in-four-steps/)
- [Why I'm Giving Up on My Dream](https://www.aliventures.com/giving-up-dream/)
- [Indie Publishing: What I Learned from SXSW](https://www.aliventures.com/indie-publishing-sxsw/)
- [Everything I Know About Biz, I Learnt From Naomi Dunford](https://www.aliventures.com/happy-birthday-naomi/)
- [Indie Publishing: Self-Publishing Grows Up](https://www.aliventures.com/indie-publishing-self-publishing-grows-up/)
- [Are You Over-Editing Your Work?](https://www.aliventures.com/stop-over-editing/)
- [If You Don't Get Published, Is Writing a Waste of Time?](https://www.aliventures.com/wasting-time-writing/)
- [Beyond Freelancing: The Shift to Entrepreneur](https://www.aliventures.com/beyond-freelancing-entrepreneur/)
- [Why Writers Should Blog and Bloggers Should Write](https://www.aliventures.com/writers-blog-bloggers-write/)
- [Find Your Writing Voice - By Starting With Your Heart](https://www.aliventures.com/voice-and-heart/)
- [Seven Blogging and Writing Lessons from BlogWorld](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-tips-here/)
- [Memoir: Truth or Fiction? [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-memoir/)
- [Join Me in London to Learn More About Blogging (and Social Media)](https://www.aliventures.com/london-blogging-social-media-day-courses/)
- [The Four Essential Qualities You Need for Freelance Writing Success (and How to Develop Them)](https://www.aliventures.com/four-qualities-freelance-writing-success/)
- [Why Fiction is So Hard to Write](https://www.aliventures.com/hard-fiction/)
- [Lycopolis Tour Update: May 15th to 21st](https://www.aliventures.com/lycopolis-tour-mid-may/)
- [BlogWorld #3: Michael Hyatt’s Session on “Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World”](https://www.aliventures.com/blogworld-platform-michael-hyatt/)
- [What Will You Write in 2013? Ten Mini-Resolutions to Get You Started](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-ten-mini-resolutions/)
- [Six Inspiring Writing Quotes to Boost Your Creativity [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/six-inspiring-writing-quotes/)
- [Aliventures Break (While Ali Has a Baby!)](https://www.aliventures.com/aliventures-break/)
- [Eight Ways Writing a Novel is Like Becoming a Parent](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-writing-and-parenting/)
- [Seven Common Misconceptions About Writing ...  and the Reality](https://www.aliventures.com/7-writing-misconceptions/)
- [The How and Why of Working With Your Inner Critic](https://www.aliventures.com/work-with-inner-critic/)
- [Finding Time – or Making Time – to Write](https://www.aliventures.com/time-to-write/)
- [Want to Know the REAL Secret of Productive Writers? [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/secret-of-productive-writers/)
- [The One True Path to Writing Success?](https://www.aliventures.com/one-true-path/)
- [Failed to Reach Your Writing Targets? Me Too...](https://www.aliventures.com/failed-writing-targets/)
- [Write More Easily: Understanding, Embracing and Moving Beyond Resistance](https://www.aliventures.com/write-more-easily/)
- [My Guest Post on Positive Writer: Talking About Your Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/guest-post-positive-writer/)
- [NaNoWriMo 2013: Are You In?](https://www.aliventures.com/nanowrimo-2013-are-you-in/)
- [2013 in Review and Seven Posts You May Have Missed](https://www.aliventures.com/2013-in-review/)
- [How to Create a Writing, Publishing and Marketing Plan for the Year [Includes Template]](https://www.aliventures.com/how-to-create-a-writing-publishing-and-marketing-plan-for-the-year-includes-template/)
- [Can You Call Yourself a “Writer” if You’re Not Currently Writing?](https://www.aliventures.com/call-yourself-a-writer/)
- [Get Inspired, Get Creative, Get Writing – My New Ebook with Tracy Wilson](https://www.aliventures.com/new-ebook-get-inspired/)
- [Aliventures Break (While Ali Has Another Baby!)](https://www.aliventures.com/another-aliventures-break/)
- [The Aliventures Survey Results (Spring 2016)](https://www.aliventures.com/survey-results-spring-2016/)
- [Your Two-Year Plan for Writing, Editing, and Publishing Your Novel (However Busy You Are)](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-in-two-years/)
- [What Should You Pay for When You Self-Publish a Novel?](https://www.aliventures.com/pay-for-when-self-publish-novel/)
- [Should You Write Faster? Here's What Four Indie Authors Do (Plus My Take)](https://www.aliventures.com/should-you-write-faster/)
- [Using Google’s "My Maps" to Keep Track of All the Locations in Your Novel](https://www.aliventures.com/google-maps-novel-locations/)
- [Why Novellas are Making a Comeback (and Five Great Posts for Novella-Writers)](https://www.aliventures.com/novellas-comeback/)
- [Editing Your Novel on Your Kindle: Creating a .Mobi File and Using Send-to-Kindle](https://www.aliventures.com/manuscript-onto-kindle/)
- [Is Your Writing Just an Expensive Hobby (and So What If It Is?)](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-expensive-hobby/)
- [Short Story Competitions: Are They Worth Entering?](https://www.aliventures.com/short-story-competitions/)
- [2017 Roundup: Did You Miss Any of These Aliventures Posts?](https://www.aliventures.com/2017-post-roundup/)
- [Four Dangerous Pieces of Advice for Writers (And What to Do Instead)](https://www.aliventures.com/dangerous-writing-advice/)
- [Four More Dangerous Pieces of Advice for (Fiction) Writers](https://www.aliventures.com/more-dangerous-writing-advice/)
- [“Show, Don't Tell” Doesn't Always Apply: Here's What You Need to Know](https://www.aliventures.com/dont-always-show-dont-tell/)
- [Everything You Need to Know About Writing Brilliant Blog Posts](https://www.aliventures.com/write-brilliant-blog-posts/)
- [Your Summer Reading: The Blogger’s Guides, Study Packs, Blog Posts, and Novels](https://www.aliventures.com/summer-reading-2018/)
- [Twelve Excuses Writers Make (and How to Overcome Them)](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-excuses-overcome/)
- [It’s Not Just About Making Time: How Can You Find the Energy to Write?](https://www.aliventures.com/energy-to-write/)
- [What it Feels Like When Your Writing is Rejected – and How to Bounce Back](https://www.aliventures.com/rejection-and-bouncing-back/)
- [2018: The Best of Aliventures (Have You Missed Any of These Posts?)](https://www.aliventures.com/best-of-2018/)
- [Stylised Talk: Writing Great Dialogue [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-great-dialogue/)
- [What's New and Coming Soon on Aliventures (Plus Your Views Wanted!)](https://www.aliventures.com/new-and-coming-soon-2019/)
- [Allow Yourself Time to Write … Even if There Are “More Important” Things to Do](https://www.aliventures.com/time-to-write-important/)
- [I’m Launching a New Blog (So Things Will Be Quiet on Aliventures This Month)](https://www.aliventures.com/new-blog-launching/)
- [17 Ways to Make the Most of Your Writing Time – Even When It’s Limited](https://www.aliventures.com/make-the-most-of-writing-time/)
- [What’s “Real” Writing – and Does Yours Count?](https://www.aliventures.com/real-writing/)
- [How Much Research Do You Need for Your Plot to Hold Together?](https://www.aliventures.com/how-much-research/)
- [What to Do When Your Writing Isn’t Working Out How You Hoped](https://www.aliventures.com/when-writing-isnt-working-out/)
- [Happy 2020 ... and Upcoming Changes at Aliventures](https://www.aliventures.com/2020-aliventures-changes/)
- [How Much Writing Can You Realistically Add Into Your Week?](https://www.aliventures.com/realistic-writing-week/)
- [How to Fall in Love With Writing All Over Again](https://www.aliventures.com/fall-in-love-with-writing/)
- [It's Okay to Take a Break from Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/break-from-writing/)
- [How to Write When … You Have Kids](https://www.aliventures.com/how-to-write-when-you-have-kids/)
- [Best Software for Writers: Seven Apps to Help You Get More From Your Writing Time](https://www.aliventures.com/best-software-for-writers/)
- [What's the Best Time of Day to Write (And Does it Even Matter)?](https://www.aliventures.com/best-time-to-write/)
- [How to Write When ... You Keep Getting Interrupted](https://www.aliventures.com/write-when-interrupted/)
- [What to Do When Your Writing Goals Seem a Long Way Off](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-goals-long-way-off/)
- [Supercharge Your Writing Guides Released (And On Sale) PLUS Special Bonus Facebook Group](https://www.aliventures.com/supercharge-and-facebook-group/)
- [How to Write When … Your World is Upside Down](https://www.aliventures.com/write-when-world-upside-down/)
- [Why Some Writers Are Much Faster Than Others: Four Quotes and Six Key Reasons](https://www.aliventures.com/some-writers-faster-than-others/)
- [Are You Too Old (or Too Young) to Become a Writer?](https://www.aliventures.com/too-old-to-write/)
- [How to Make Faster Progress on Your Writing Project: Ten Crucial Steps](https://www.aliventures.com/faster-progress-on-writing-project/)
- [Taking a Writing Break for the End of 2020](https://www.aliventures.com/taking-a-writing-break-for-the-end-of-2020/)
- [How to Write a Book: 10 Crucial Steps to Writing Your Book](https://www.aliventures.com/write-book/)
- [Seven Ways to Make More Progress With Your Writing (& How to Track It)](https://www.aliventures.com/make-more-writing-progress/)
- [21 Ways to Grow as a Writer (Whatever Stage You're At)](https://www.aliventures.com/21-ways-to-grow-as-a-writer/)
- [Seven Habits of Serious Writers to Help You Go Further](https://www.aliventures.com/7-serious-habits/)
- [How to Write Faster: Twelve Tips to Get More Words Down](https://www.aliventures.com/how-to-write-faster/)
- [The Writing Process: Five Essential Stages for Anything You're Working On](https://www.aliventures.com/essential-writing-stages/)
- [How to Be a Writer: Ten Important Steps to Becoming a Writer (and Living Your Dreams)](https://www.aliventures.com/how-to-be-a-writer/)
- [How to Get Writing Experience (Without Wasting Your Time)](https://www.aliventures.com/get-writing-experience/)
- [Aliventures Summer Sale (2021) Now On!](https://www.aliventures.com/summer-sale-2021/)
- [Summer Reading: Seven Posts You Might Have Missed](https://www.aliventures.com/summer-reading-2021/)
- [How to Stop Procrastinating ... and Start Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/how-to-overcome-three-common-causes-of-writing-procrastination-today/)
- [How to Write When ... You Just Can't Stick to Your Writing Plans](https://www.aliventures.com/write-cant-stick-plans/)
- [How to Stay Focused When You’re Writing Something Uninteresting](https://www.aliventures.com/stay-focused-uninteresting-writing/)
- [Academic Writing: Should You Ever Write for an Essay Mill?](https://www.aliventures.com/about-essay-mills/)
- [How to Write When … You Don’t Have a Good Writing Space](https://www.aliventures.com/write-without-good-space/)
- [What is Content Writing … and How Can You Make Money From It?](https://www.aliventures.com/what-is-content-writing/)
- [Never Miss a Deadline: Seven Foolproof Techniques to Stay on Top of Your Writing Assignments](https://www.aliventures.com/never-miss-a-deadline/)
- [How to Write When ... You're Tired](https://www.aliventures.com/write-when-tired/)
- [When Mental Health Gets in the Way of Your Writing: An Interview With Emma (Science at Your Doorstep)](https://www.aliventures.com/mental-health-writing/)
- [Are Your Writing Dreams Unrealistic?](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-dreams-unrealistic/)
- [Internal and External Conflict: Why Your Story Needs Both (and How to Do Them Well)](https://www.aliventures.com/internal-and-external-conflict/) - Stories run on conflict: internal (in the character's mind) and external. Here's how to get internal vs external conflict right, with lots of examples.
- [Aliventures Summer Break 2023 – 10 Posts to Catch Up On](https://www.aliventures.com/summer-break-2023/)
- [There’s Never Enough Time to Write: Here’s Why](https://www.aliventures.com/never-enough-time/)
- [If You’ve Only Got 15 Minutes, Is It Even Worth Writing?](https://www.aliventures.com/15-minute-writing/)
- [How to Plan Writing Time into Your Week [With Downloadable Spreadsheet]](https://www.aliventures.com/plan-writing-week/)
- [How to Take Back Control of Your Time (and Fit More Writing In)](https://www.aliventures.com/control-your-time/)
- [Why Being (a Little) Selfish Might Be the Best Thing You Do for Your Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/selfish-writing/)
- [How I Wrote More Fiction in 2016 than In Any Other Year (Despite Two Small Children)](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-more-in-2016/)
- [How to Juggle All Your Different Writing Projects](https://www.aliventures.com/balance-different-projects/)
- [Seven Ways to Get Other People to Respect Your Writing Time](https://www.aliventures.com/get-people-to-respect-writing-time/)
- [How Can You Keep Writing if You Work Long Hours?](https://www.aliventures.com/long-hours-keep-writing/)
- [Why Do We Procrastinate About Writing When We Love to Write?](https://www.aliventures.com/why-procrastinate-writing/)
- [How to Set Yourself Up For a Great Writing Day Tomorrow](https://www.aliventures.com/great-writing-day-tomorrow/)
- [How to Write When … You Have So Many Other Things to Do](https://www.aliventures.com/htww-so-many-things/)
- [Four Powerful Ways to Protect Your Writing Time (From Yourself and From Other People)](https://www.aliventures.com/protect-writing-time/)
- [What if You're Just Not Good Enough To Be a Successful Writer?](https://www.aliventures.com/good-enough/)
- [Anti-Heroes and Villains: How They're Different & Tips for Writing Them Well](https://www.aliventures.com/anti-heroes-villains/)
- [Five Straightforward Ways to Create Stronger Characters](https://www.aliventures.com/five-ways-stronger-characters/)
- [Split Narratives: Dividing Your Story Between Two or More Narrators](https://www.aliventures.com/split-narratives/)
- [Why Repetition Can Be Powerful ... and How to Get it Right](https://www.aliventures.com/get-repetition-right/)
- [Six Practical Ways to Handle the Passage of Time in Fiction](https://www.aliventures.com/handling-time-in-fiction/)
- [Understanding the “Show Don’t Tell” Rule (With Examples ... And Exceptions)](https://www.aliventures.com/why-show-dont-tell/) - What is the "show don't tell" rule in fiction writing? Why does it matter, what are examples of showing, and what are the exceptions to the rule? Find out here.
- [How to Write When … You’re Bored With What You’re Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/htww-bored/)
- [Morning vs Night Writing Sessions: Which is Right for You … and How Can You Tell?](https://www.aliventures.com/morning-vs-night-writing/)
- [How to Set the Stage Now for Writing Success in 2024: Five Things to Do During December](https://www.aliventures.com/prepare-writing-success-2024/)
- [Aliventures Winter Break 2023 – Six Posts to Enjoy](https://www.aliventures.com/winter-break-2023/)
- [My Annual Writing Goals for 2024 (Plus Learning From Last Year’s Goals)](https://www.aliventures.com/annual-writing-goals-2024/)
- [How to Write When … You’re Not Making Any Money Yet](https://www.aliventures.com/htww-not-making-money/)
- [Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q1, 2024 (What’s Working Well?)](https://www.aliventures.com/2024-q1-writing-progress/)
- [Seven Masterful Techniques to Build Tension in Your Fiction (With Examples)](https://www.aliventures.com/build-tension-fiction/) - Building tension in fiction is essential to keep readers turning the pages. Master creating powerful tension with these examples from 7 different novels.
- [How to Write When … You Feel Drained by the Demands of Daily Life](https://www.aliventures.com/htww-drained/) - Writing can be hard at the best of times. But sometimes life is particularly draining and exhausting. How can you write when daily life feels like a struggle?
- [When and Why You'll Want to Pay People to Help You Write](https://www.aliventures.com/pay-for-writing-help/)
- [Why You Should Be Blogging ... and Why You Shouldn't](https://www.aliventures.com/why-blogging/)
- [Ten Ways to Enjoy Networking With Other Writers (However Shy You Are)](https://www.aliventures.com/networking-with-other-writers/)
- [The Getting Things Done (GTD) System ... and Why Writers Need It](https://www.aliventures.com/getting-things-done-for-writers/)
- [How (and When) to Develop Multiple Streams of Writing Income](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-income-streams/)
- [Are You Planning Your Writing Career ... or Winging It?](https://www.aliventures.com/planning-writing-career/)
- [Should You Be More Business-Like About Your Writing?](https://www.aliventures.com/business-like-writing/)
- [A Quick Guide to Formatting Your Microsoft Word Manuscript for Amazon’s Kindle](https://www.aliventures.com/formatting-microsoft-word-for-kindle/)
- [Interview with Mark Gottlieb, New York Literary Agent](https://www.aliventures.com/agent-interview-mark-gottlieb/)
- [Is a Fear of Technology Holding Back Your Writing Career? Here’s What to Do](https://www.aliventures.com/fear-of-technology/)
- [Why Your Self-Published Book Needs a Professional Cover](https://www.aliventures.com/selfpublished-book-covers/)
- [How to Create a Free Blog or Website: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers](https://www.aliventures.com/create-free-website/)
- [What Are Content Mills ... and Why Should Freelancers Avoid Them?](https://www.aliventures.com/should-avoid-content-mills/)
- [Do You Need to Take (Yet Another) Writing Course? Here’s Why it Might be a Bad Idea](https://www.aliventures.com/need-another-writing-course/)
- [How to Set Up an Email List – For Free](https://www.aliventures.com/mailing-list-free/)
- [Three Ridiculous Moans from New Writers ... and How I’d Respond](https://www.aliventures.com/ridiculous-moans/)
- [Why Having Grit is So Important for Writers ... and Three Ways to Improve Yours [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/why-grit-matters/)
- [How to Get Back On Track When Your Writing Plans Go Awry](https://www.aliventures.com/get-back-on-track/)
- [Nine Different Ways Writers Can Make Money by Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/make-money-by-writing/)
- [How to Be a More Disciplined Writer](https://www.aliventures.com/more-disciplined-writer/)
- [Seven Crucial First Steps for Your Writing Career](https://www.aliventures.com/start-writing-career/)
- [Why Writers Should Fear Obscurity, Not Piracy](https://www.aliventures.com/obscurity-not-piracy/)
- [Review: Business for Authors, by Joanna Penn](https://www.aliventures.com/review-business-for-authors/)
- [What’s Been Happening ... and What’s Coming Up Next](https://www.aliventures.com/update-and-upcoming/)
- [Another Baby On the Way (And What This Means for Aliventures)](https://www.aliventures.com/second-baby-announcement/)
- [Aliventures is on Hiatus Until Late October](https://www.aliventures.com/hiatus/)
- [Is Your Writing Art – and Should it Be?](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-art/)
- [When Can You Call Yourself a “Writer”?](https://www.aliventures.com/when-call-yourself-writer/)
- [When to Give Up On Your Writing Project ... and When to Keep Going](https://www.aliventures.com/give-up-or-keep-going/)
- [Getting Out of Your Writing Slump: Part #2 – Re-entering the Writing Zone](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-slump-2/)
- [Three Types of Self-Confidence That Will Help Your Writing Career (and How to Boost Yours)](https://www.aliventures.com/self-confidence-writing-career/)
- [How to Write When … You Feel Like You’re Not Good Enough](https://www.aliventures.com/write-not-good-enough/)
- [How Do Readers Choose YOUR Book From a Million Other Choices? The Story of a Book Purchase](https://www.aliventures.com/story-of-a-book-purchase/)
- [Join Writers’ Huddle Today (Because I’m Closing the Doors Tomorrow)](https://www.aliventures.com/join-writers-huddle-today/)
- [Welcome Back to Aliventures: Here’s What’s New](https://www.aliventures.com/welcome-back/)
- [Summer 2022: The Year So Far … and What’s To Come](https://www.aliventures.com/summer-2022/)
- [Imagining the Perfect Writing Space … and Announcing Writers’ Cafe](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-space-writers-cafe/)
- [Birthday Charity Sale – Get the Blogger’s Guides Half-Price!](https://www.aliventures.com/birthday-sale-2012/)
- [Blogger's Guides Sale - Update on Ayshu](https://www.aliventures.com/bloggers-guide-sale-update/)
- [A Big Thank You! (Charity Sale Update)](https://www.aliventures.com/big-thank-you/)
- [Blogger's Guide Half-Price Sale for Charity](https://www.aliventures.com/birthday-sale-2013/)
- [Reviewing Other People's Writing: How to Use Comments and Track Changes in Microsoft Word](https://www.aliventures.com/track-changes/)
- [Getting Paid for Your Writing: Three Types of Writing Job to Consider](https://www.aliventures.com/paid-writing-three-job-types/)
- [How I Make a Living as an Online Writer (And How You Could Too)](https://www.aliventures.com/make-a-living-writing/)
- [Do You Want to Make Money Writing? Here’s What You Need to Know](https://www.aliventures.com/make-money-writing-truth/)
- [Six Simple Ways to Improve Your Writing Environment (and Get More Done)](https://www.aliventures.com/improve-writing-environment/)
- [How to Find the Time and Energy to Write When You Have Young Children](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-with-young-children/)
- [Four Fantastic Tools and Resources to Help You Stop Procrastinating and Get the Writing Done](https://www.aliventures.com/tools-resources-stop-procrastinating/)
- [How to Write a Great Blurb for Your Self-Published Novel [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/write-great-blurb/)
- [Why Novel Series Are So Popular With Indie Authors ... and Readers](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-series-indie-authors/)
- [Is Social Media a Good Thing for Writers? (Pros, Cons and My Tips)](https://www.aliventures.com/social-media-for-writers/)
- [Writers' Huddle Open for New Members (Only Until Friday June 12th)](https://www.aliventures.com/writers-huddle-open-june-2015/)
- [The Confident Writer Webinar: Thursday 27th April, 8pm – 9pm (UK time)](https://www.aliventures.com/confident-writer-webinar/)
- [What Comes Before and After Your Story? Character Backstory and Living Happily Ever After](https://www.aliventures.com/before-and-after-story/)
- [Super Summer Sale on the Blogger’s Guide Four-Pack (Time-Limited)](https://www.aliventures.com/summer-sale-bloggers-guide-four-pack/)
- [Stuck in a Writing Rut? Get Back On Track With My (Free) Seven-Week Ecourse](https://www.aliventures.com/on-track-writing-ecourse/)
- [My New Blogging Job and The Blogger's Guides Flash Sale](https://www.aliventures.com/blogging-job-and-sale/)
- [Announcing: Blog Critiques and Reviews – One Week Only!](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-critiques-2013/)
- [Writers' Huddle Now Open for New Members](https://www.aliventures.com/writers-huddle-now-open-for-new-members/)
- [The Blogger's Guide to Loyal Readers Released (By Popular Demand!)](https://www.aliventures.com/bloggers-guide-loyal-readers/)
- [How to Meet Your Freelance Income Goals in 2024: Six Steps to Success](https://www.aliventures.com/meet-freelance-income-goals-2024/)
- [Take Your Writing Further with Writers’ Huddle: Open for New Members Until Friday 12th](https://www.aliventures.com/writers-huddle-open-until-fri-12/)
- [How Do Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing Compare? [Video + Transcript]](https://www.aliventures.com/self-traditional-publishing-compared/)
- [The Quotable Coach: A Daily Dose of Inspiration and Motivation](https://www.aliventures.com/the-quotable-coach-inspiration-and-motivation/)
- [My BlogWorld Session: Four Simple Steps for Editing Your Own Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/four-simple-steps-editing-your-writing-blogworld/)
- [Your Opinion Needed: Aliventures Summer 2012 Survey](https://www.aliventures.com/your-opinion-needed-aliventures-summer-2012-survey/)
- [Writing Inspiration: Six Mini-Cards to Get You Thinking](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-inspiration-mini-cards/)
- [Novelists: Come to Oxford, Learn to Write, Edit, Publish & Market Your Book](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-writing-oxford/)
- [Where I’ll Be in May and June 2012](https://www.aliventures.com/may-june-2012/)
- [My Two Big Writing Projects for 2012](https://www.aliventures.com/my-writing-projects-2012/)
- [Writers’ Huddle is Open!](https://www.aliventures.com/writers-huddle-is-open/)
- [What Will You Write in 2012?](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-goals-2012/)
- [Over $1,000 Raised - Thank You!](https://www.aliventures.com/over-1000-raised-thank-you/)
- [Writing Ebooks: Watch my BlogWorld Session for Free!](https://www.aliventures.com/blogworld-ebook-session/)
- [Birthday Charity Sale! Get the Blogger's Guides Half-Price](https://www.aliventures.com/birthday-sale-2011/)
- [I’m Speaking at BlogWorld Expo – Are You Coming?](https://www.aliventures.com/speaking-at-blogworld/)
- [No Posts During September (But I'll Be Back...)](https://www.aliventures.com/quiet-september/)
- [Party Time - The Blogger's Guide to Irresistible Ebooks is Finished!](https://www.aliventures.com/ebook-party-time/)
- [How You Can Keep Up With Aliventures](https://www.aliventures.com/keep-up-with-me/)
- [Come to My Twitter Party – Weds June 29th, 8pm ET](https://www.aliventures.com/come-to-my-party/)
- [Just One Day Left to Join Blog On](https://www.aliventures.com/one-day-left-blog-on/)
- [Announcing ... Blog On!](https://www.aliventures.com/announcing-blog-on/)
- [Writing Courses: What I’ve Got Coming Up for You](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-courses-coming-up/)
- [Get On Track With Your Writing This Spring](https://www.aliventures.com/on-track-spring-launch/)
- [How and Why Unanswered Questions Draw Readers Through Your Story](https://www.aliventures.com/unanswered-questions-story/)
- [Seven Useful Tasks to Tackle as a Freelancer When You’re Waiting for More Client Work](https://www.aliventures.com/freelancer-waiting-client-work/)
- [Six Ways to Track Your Freelancing Time and Income (and Why You Should)](https://www.aliventures.com/track-freelancing-time-income/)
- [What is Pacing in Fiction? (And Is Your Pace Too Fast, Too Slow, or Just Right?)](https://www.aliventures.com/pacing-in-fiction/)
- [Five Options for Telling Your Story in a Non-Linear Way … and Why You Might Want To](https://www.aliventures.com/non-linear-story/)
- [My Annual Fiction Writing Goals for 2023 (Plus Goal-Setting and Goal-Adjusting Tips)](https://www.aliventures.com/fiction-writing-goals-2023/)
- [Eight Ways to Boost Your Income as a Freelance Writer](https://www.aliventures.com/boost-freelance-writer-income/)
- [How to Raise Your Rates as a Freelance Writer – Here’s Everything You Need to Know [Includes Email Template]](https://www.aliventures.com/raise-freelance-writing-rates/)
- [Freelance Content Writing: How to Find Paid Blogging Jobs](https://www.aliventures.com/content-writing-paid-blogging/)
- [Between Projects? Six Things to Do While Waiting for More Freelance Work](https://www.aliventures.com/between-projects/)
- [Novel Structure: Seven Plot Points You Should Know](https://www.aliventures.com/novel-structure-seven-plot-points/)
- [Seven of the Best Freelance Writing Websites: Tips, Insights, Jobs, and More](https://www.aliventures.com/best-freelance-writing-websites/)
- [Get Paid to Write: How to Become a Freelance Writer](https://www.aliventures.com/paid-to-write-freelancer/)
- [Three Things to Do Before You Start Freelance Writing ... and Three Things Not to Bother With](https://www.aliventures.com/three-things-freelance-writing/)
- [Getting Out of Your Writing Slump: Part #1 – Get Re-Energised to Write](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-slump-1/)
- [The Two Scenes in Your Novel That Will Need the Most Rewriting](https://www.aliventures.com/scenes-needing-rewriting/)
- [Three Different Ways to Name Your Blog or Website [Pros and Cons]](https://www.aliventures.com/ways-to-name-blog/)
- [Freelance Writing: Ten Steps, Tons of Resources](https://www.aliventures.com/freelance-writing-awesomeness/)
- [Where to Find Freelance Writing Jobs (and Where NOT to Look)](https://www.aliventures.com/find-freelance-writing-jobs/)
- [Five Signs That You Might Be Over-Editing Your Work](https://www.aliventures.com/over-editing-signs/)
- [Seven Reasons to Try Freelance Writing (Even if You’ve Never Considered it Before)](https://www.aliventures.com/why-try-freelance-writing/)
- [Eight Mistakes to Avoid as a New Freelance Writer](https://www.aliventures.com/mistakes-avoid-freelance-writer/)
- [Stuck on Your Novel? Here’s How to Get Moving Again](https://www.aliventures.com/get-your-novel-moving/)
- [Have a Great Writing Session: Five Ways to Focus ... and Five Ways to Refocus](https://www.aliventures.com/five-ways-to-focus-refocus/)
- [Unreliable Narrators: What Are They and Why Might You Want to Use One?](https://www.aliventures.com/unreliable-narrators/)
- [9 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started Freelance Writing [Guest Post]](https://www.aliventures.com/wish-id-known-freelance-writing/)
- [How to Finish Your Novel (While Life Goes On)](https://www.aliventures.com/finish-your-novel/)
- [Four Ways to Cut Your Novel’s Draft (and Make Your Story Stronger)](https://www.aliventures.com/cut-novel-draft/)
- [Let’s Get Spooky: Writing Workshop Recap](https://www.aliventures.com/lets-get-spooky/)
- [Take the Plunge: How to (Finally) Start Your Novel](https://www.aliventures.com/start-your-novel/)
- [Get All Four Blogger's Guides For Just $22 Until Friday 12th December](https://www.aliventures.com/bloggers-guide-sale-dec-2014/)
- [Last Chance to Get All Four Blogger's Guides For Just $22](https://www.aliventures.com/bloggers-guides-22-ends-tomorrow/)
- [Are Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing Both Offering a Next-to-Impossible Dream?](https://www.aliventures.com/self-traditional-publishing-dream/)
- [Six Straightforward Ways to Structure a Blog Post [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/six-ways-to-structure-a-blog-post/)
- [Marketing Your (Self-Published) Novel: Five Books Reviewed](https://www.aliventures.com/selfpublishing-marketing-book-reviews/)
- [Why You Should Join – Or Start – a Local Writers’ Group](https://www.aliventures.com/join-start-writing-group/)
- [Has Your Blogging Gone as Well as You’d Hoped in 2017? Announcing Blog On](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-2017/)
- [Can You Freelance Just on the Weekends?](https://www.aliventures.com/freelance-weekends/)
- [Twelve Wise and Inspiring Quotes About Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/twelve-wise-writing-quotes/)
- [Your Website is Always a Work in Progress](https://www.aliventures.com/website-work-in-progress/)
- [Seven Ways to Market Your Self-Published Novel](https://www.aliventures.com/seven-ways-market-novel/)
- [Could Firmer Boundaries Help You Dramatically Increase How Much You Write?](https://www.aliventures.com/firmer-boundaries-increase-writing/)
- [Three Different Ways to Approach Blogging as a Novelist [With Examples]](https://www.aliventures.com/blogging-as-novelist/)
- [Eight Easy(ish) Ways to Finish the First Draft of Your Novel](https://www.aliventures.com/finish-first-draft-of-novel/)
- [Announcing: Blog On – Completely Rewritten for Spring 2018 (Here’s Why)](https://www.aliventures.com/announcing-blog-on-spring-2018/)

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.aliventures.com/) - Want more from your writing time? Whether you want to carve out more time, stay focused, or improve specific areas of writing, there's everything you need here.
- [Writing Resources](https://www.aliventures.com/shop/)
- [Thanks! You’re registered for "Where Next?! What to Do After Your First Draft"](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-where-next-registration/)
- [Success! You've Confirmed Your Email Address](https://www.aliventures.com/confirmed-email/)
- [Register for Where Next?! What to Do After Your First Draft](https://www.aliventures.com/join-where-next-after-first-draft/)
- [Register for Seven Steps to Shape a Strong Story Idea](https://www.aliventures.com/join-shape-story-idea/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Got an idea … but not sure where to go next with it? Flesh out your spark into a “novel shaped” idea with my FREE live workshop. In less than an hour, you’ll be well on your way to having an idea that can sustain a whole novel.
- [](https://www.aliventures.com/writers-cafe/) - Writers' Cafe is a warm and welcoming community for anyone working on a novel (or wanting to work on a novel). We'll help you get all the way to "The End".
- [Thanks! You're registered for Seven Steps to Shape a Strong Story Idea](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-story-idea/)
- [Thanks! You're on the Writers' Cafe Waiting List](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-cafe-waiting-list/)
- [You Won't Get the Promotional Emails About My Coaching](https://www.aliventures.com/no-coaching-promo-emails/)
- [Thanks for Voting!](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-for-voting/)
- [Novel Coaching: Get Unstuck and Reach "The End"](https://www.aliventures.com/coaching/)
- [Aliventures Newsletter](https://www.aliventures.com/newsletter/)
- [Get The Courageous Writer](https://www.aliventures.com/newsletter-courageous/)
- [Start Here](https://www.aliventures.com/start/)
- [All About Ali and Aliventures](https://www.aliventures.com/about/)
- [Blog](https://www.aliventures.com/blog/)
- [Is Your Novel Taking FOREVER?](https://www.aliventures.com/registration-finishing-your-novel/)
- [Thanks! You’re registered for "The Four Roadblocks Holding You Back from Finishing Your Novel"](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-finishing-your-novel/)
- [Character Name Generator (Personality, Ethnicity, Age & More !)](https://www.aliventures.com/character-name-generator/)
- [You're all set for the Grow Your Novel Idea course](https://www.aliventures.com/grow-novel-idea-confirmation/) - Thanks for signing up for Grow Your Novel Idea! The first email should be in your inbox within the next few minutes. The subject line will start with [Grow Your Novel Idea]. If you have questions at any point, just drop me an email at ali@aliventures.com, and I'll be glad to help.
- [You're On the Writers' Cafe Waiting List!](https://www.aliventures.com/cafe-waiting-list-success/)
- [Thanks! You're registered for Developing Your Novel Idea](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-developing-idea/)
- [Writers' Cafe](https://www.aliventures.com/writers-cafe-old/)
- [](https://www.aliventures.com/time-to-write-worksheet/)
- [Review: Dreamhost (Web Hosting)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/dreamhost-web-hosting/)
- [Finish Your Novel](https://www.aliventures.com/finish-your-novel/)
- [You've been unsubscribed from the Finish Your Novel emails](https://www.aliventures.com/no-finish-your-novel-emails/)
- [Character Card Instructions](https://www.aliventures.com/cards/)
- [Contact](https://www.aliventures.com/contact/)
- [Confirm Your Email Address to Get the Character Cards](https://www.aliventures.com/confirm-character-cards/)
- [Blog Critique and Review](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-critique-form/)
- [Zero to Story](https://www.aliventures.com/zero-to-story/)
- [Supercharge Your Writing Environment](https://www.aliventures.com/supercharge-your-writing-environment/)
- [Supercharge Your Writing Session (SALE)](https://www.aliventures.com/supercharge-your-writing-session-sale/)
- [Supercharge Your Writing Session](https://www.aliventures.com/supercharge-your-writing-session/)
- [You're Already Getting the Aliventures Newsletter](https://www.aliventures.com/newsletter-double-signup/)
- [Confirm Your Email Address to Get The Courageous Writer](https://www.aliventures.com/confirm-courageous-writer/)
- [Confirm Your Email Address to Get The Editing Essentials Checklist](https://www.aliventures.com/confirm-editing-essentials-checklist/)
- [Confirm Your Email Address to Get the Writing Prompts](https://www.aliventures.com/confirm-writing-prompts/)
- [Confirm Your Email Address to Get Time to Write](https://www.aliventures.com/confirm-time-to-write/)
- [Confirm Your Email Address to Receive Your Free Mini-Ebooks](https://www.aliventures.com/one-more-newsletter-step/)
- [You're On the Newsletter List!](https://www.aliventures.com/newsletter-confirm/)
- [Self Study Packs Are No Longer Available](https://www.aliventures.com/self-study-packs/)
- [Thanks for Confirming Your Email! Here's the Editing Essentials Checklist](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-editing-essentials-checklist/)
- [Thanks for Confirming Your Email! Here Are the Writing Prompts](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-writing-prompts/)
- [Thanks for Confirming Your Email! Here's The Courageous Writer](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-courageous/)
- [Thanks for Confirming Your Email! Here's Time to Write](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-time-to-write/)
- [Editing Essentials](https://www.aliventures.com/editing-essentials/)
- [Aliventures Newsletter](https://www.aliventures.com/newsletter-prompts/)
- [How to Write Faster](https://www.aliventures.com/how-to-write-faster/)
- [Book Your Initial Coaching Call](https://www.aliventures.com/book-coaching/)
- [Early Access: One-to-One Coaching](https://www.aliventures.com/early-access-coaching/)
- [](https://www.aliventures.com/hire-me/)
- [](https://www.aliventures.com/newsletter-courageous-b/)
- [Thanks for confirming!](https://www.aliventures.com/thanks-for-confirming/)
- [Early Access: Writers' Community/Accountability Group](https://www.aliventures.com/early-access-writers-group/)
- [Early Access: How to Write Faster](https://www.aliventures.com/early-access-htwf/)
- [Archive of Posts](https://www.aliventures.com/archive/)
- [Writing Challenge](https://www.aliventures.com/writing-challenge/)
- [Thanks for Buying One (or More!) of My Courses](https://www.aliventures.com/sf-thanks/)
- [Supercharge Your Writing Progress](https://www.aliventures.com/supercharge-your-writing-progress/)
- [Supercharge Your Writing Week](https://www.aliventures.com/supercharge-your-writing-week/)
- [Resources](https://www.aliventures.com/resources/)
- [Get Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/get-writing/)
- [Supercharge Your Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/supercharge/)
- [On Track](https://www.aliventures.com/courses/on-track/)
- [Start Freelancing - Thanks for Joining!](https://www.aliventures.com/start-freelancing-thanks/)
- [Thanks for Buying One (or More!) Supercharge Your Writing Guides!](https://www.aliventures.com/syws-thanks/)
- [Aliventures Survey: Summer 2020](https://www.aliventures.com/survey-summer-2020/)
- [Blog On](https://www.aliventures.com/courses/blog-on/)
- [Credit Card Payment](https://www.aliventures.com/credit-card-payment/)
- [Test Shop Page](https://www.aliventures.com/test-shop-page/)
- [Test contact form](https://www.aliventures.com/test-contact-form-2/)
- [Test AM Newsletter sign up](https://www.aliventures.com/test-am-newsletter-sign-up/)
- [Test Contact Form](https://www.aliventures.com/test-contact-form/)
- [Site Policies](https://www.aliventures.com/policies/)
- [Reviews](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/)
- [Start Freelancing Payment Options](https://www.aliventures.com/start-freelancing-payment/)
- [On Track Payment Options](https://www.aliventures.com/on-track-payment/)
- [](https://www.aliventures.com/freelance-confidence-payment/)
- [Freelance Confidence (2019) – Thanks for Joining!](https://www.aliventures.com/freelance-confidence-2019-thanks/)
- [My New Blog](https://www.aliventures.com/new-blog/)
- [Get Writing: Sign Up For Occasional Update Emails](https://www.aliventures.com/get-writing-emails/)
- [Search Page](https://www.aliventures.com/search-page/)
- [Successful Guest Blogging](https://www.aliventures.com/courses/successful-guest-blogging/)
- [Successful Guest Blogging (2018) – Thanks for Joining!](https://www.aliventures.com/successful-guest-blogging-2018-thanks/)
- [Join the Waiting List](https://www.aliventures.com/courses-waiting-list/)
- [You'll no longer receive the newsletter emails](https://www.aliventures.com/no-newsletter/)
- [You'll no longer receive the weekly blog posts](https://www.aliventures.com/no-blog-posts/)
- [Help with Getting Started in Freelance Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/help-freelance-writing/)
- [](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-2018/)
- [Blog On: You've Successfully Confirmed Your Email Address](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-success/)
- [Blog On Spring 2018: Thanks for Joining!](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-spring-2018-thanks/)
- [](https://www.aliventures.com/more-time-to-write/)
- [](https://www.aliventures.com/newsletter-time-to-write/)
- [Blog Critiques: Find Out EXACTLY How to Improve Your Blog](https://www.aliventures.com/your-blog-critique-2018/)
- [Book Your Blog Critique](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-critique-form-2018/)
- [Help with Publishing an Ebook](https://www.aliventures.com/ebook-help/)
- [Review: The Blog Business Funnel (Skellie)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/review-blog-funnel/)
- [Get My Posts Straight to Your Inbox](https://www.aliventures.com/posts-to-inbox/)
- [Get Blog Posts Straight to Your Inbox](https://www.aliventures.com/email-posts/)
- [Photos](https://www.aliventures.com/photos/)
- [Turn in Your Link Post](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-3-turn-in/)
- [Welcome to Blog On!](https://www.aliventures.com/g-blog-on-welcome/)
- [Yay! You've Confirmed Your Email Address](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-thanks/)
- [Welcome to Blog On!](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-welcome/)
- [Turn in Your Review Post](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-4-turn-in/)
- [The World-Changing Writing Workshop](https://www.aliventures.com/world-changing-writing/)
- [Review: Email Triage (by Charlie Gilkey)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/email-triage/)
- [Staff Blogging Course](https://www.aliventures.com/staff-blogging-course/)
- [BlogWorld: Four Simple Steps for Editing Your Own Writing](https://www.aliventures.com/blogworld-editing/)
- [Review: Engaging eCourses by Pace Smith and Kelly Kingman](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/engaging-ecourses/)
- [Review: The Sticky eBook Formula by Kelly Kingman](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/sticky-ebook-formula/)
- [BlogWorld: How to Write Ebooks That Practically Sell Themselves](https://www.aliventures.com/blogworld-ebooks/)
- [Blog Critique & Review (Plus Ebook)](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-critique-form-ebook/)
- [Book One Coaching Session](https://www.aliventures.com/book-one-coaching-session/)
- [The Copywriting Scorecard for Bloggers by Darren Rowse and Glenn Murray](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/the-copywriting-scorecard/)
- [Turn in Your List Post](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-2-turn-in/)
- [Review: eCover Software Pro](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/ecover-software-pro/)
- [Turn in Your How-To Post ](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-1-turn-in/)
- [What You're Hoping For...](https://www.aliventures.com/blog-on-introductions/)
- [Review: Beyond Networking: How to Get the A-Listers On Speed Dial by Jade Craven](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/beyond-networking/)
- [Join an Ecourse and Take Your Writing Further](https://www.aliventures.com/ecourses/)
- [Review: 31 Days to Build a Better Blog](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/31dbb/)
- [Review: World-Changing Writing Workshop, 2010 (Pace and Kyeli Smith)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/world-changing-writing-workshop/)
- [Sign up for On Track emails](https://www.aliventures.com/on-track-emails-spring/)
- [You're Done!](https://www.aliventures.com/on-track-final/)
- [Review: How to Launch the **** Out of Your Ebook](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/how-to-launch-ebook/)
- [Book Your Email Session](https://www.aliventures.com/book-your-email-session/)
- [Test Button](https://www.aliventures.com/test-button/)
- [You're Almost Done...](https://www.aliventures.com/on-track-confirm/)
- [Sign up for On Track](https://www.aliventures.com/on-track-sign-up/)
- [Book Monthly Sessions](https://www.aliventures.com/book-monthly-sessions/)
- [Book Four Coaching Sessions](https://www.aliventures.com/book-four-coaching-sessions/)
- [You're Signed up for the Monthly Coaching Newsletter](https://www.aliventures.com/monthly-coaching-thanks/)
- [Monthly Coaching Newsletter](https://www.aliventures.com/monthly-coaching-newsletter/)
- [Secret Coaching Details for Special People](https://www.aliventures.com/secret-coaching-package/)
- [Get In Touch About Coaching](https://www.aliventures.com/coaching-contact/)
- [Regain Your Balance draft sales page](https://www.aliventures.com/regain-your-balance-draft-sales-page/)
- [Review: Secrets of Lasting Weight Loss Revealed](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/weight-loss-secrets/)
- [Review: Thesis (WordPress Theme from DIY Themes)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/thesis-theme-wordpress/)
- [Products](https://www.aliventures.com/products/)
- [When You Have No Idea What You Want](https://www.aliventures.com/wanting-what/)
- [Review: How to be a Rockstar Freelancer (Cyan & Collis Ta’eed)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/rockstar-freelancer/)
- [Review: The 4-Hour Workweek (by Timothy Ferriss)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/4-hour-workweek/)
- [Review: Career Renegade (Jonathan Fields)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/career-renegade/)
- [Reviews: Books for Freelance Writers](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/reviews-books-for-freelance-writers/)
- [Reviews: Books for Fiction Writers](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/reviews-books-for-fiction-writers/)
- [Review: How to Write Fiction (And Think About It)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/review-how-to-write-fiction-palgrave/)
- [Review: Writing A Novel (Nigel Watts)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/review-writing-a-novel-nigel-watts/)
- [Review: SEO School (from IttyBiz/Naomi Dunford)](https://www.aliventures.com/reviews/seo-school-ebook/)
- [Services](https://www.aliventures.com/services/)

## Affiliate Links

- [AWeber](https://www.aliventures.com/recommends/aweber/)
- [Anker Ergonomic Mouse](https://www.aliventures.com/recommends/anker-ergonomic-mouse/)
- [Logitech Wireless Wave](https://www.aliventures.com/recommends/logitech-wireless-wave/)
- [Google Pixelbook Go](https://www.aliventures.com/recommends/google-pixelbook-go/)
- [Dear Writer, You Need to Quit](https://www.aliventures.com/recommends/dear-writer-you-need-to-quit/)
- [Scrivener](https://www.aliventures.com/recommends/scrivener/)
- [Canva](https://www.aliventures.com/recommends/canva/)
- [Nozbe](https://www.aliventures.com/recommends/nozbe/)
- [RescueTime](https://www.aliventures.com/recommends/rescuetime/)

## Categories

- [Creativity](https://www.aliventures.com/category/creativity/)
- [Freelancing](https://www.aliventures.com/category/freelancing/)
- [Blogging](https://www.aliventures.com/category/blogging/)
- [Editing](https://www.aliventures.com/category/editing/)
- [Publishing](https://www.aliventures.com/category/publishing/)
- [Fiction](https://www.aliventures.com/category/fiction/)
- [Marketing](https://www.aliventures.com/category/marketing/)
- [Old post](https://www.aliventures.com/category/old-post/)
- [Motivation](https://www.aliventures.com/category/motivation/)

## Tags

- [how to write when](https://www.aliventures.com/tag/how-to-write-when/)
- [how-to-write-when](https://www.aliventures.com/tag/how-to-write-when-2/)
- [essential-editing-related](https://www.aliventures.com/tag/essential-editing-related/)
- [writing-prompts-related](https://www.aliventures.com/tag/writing-prompts-related/)
- [courageous-writing-related](https://www.aliventures.com/tag/courageous-writing-related/)