by Ali | Nov 23, 2023 | Creativity
Developing Your Creative Process as a Writer (Instead of Working Against Yourself) While the writing process naturally falls into different broad stages, each of us will have a slightly different personal process for moving through and between those stages. If you try...
by Ali | Jun 16, 2023 | Motivation
How to Find the Courage to Put Your Writing Out There Into the World When I surveyed the Aliventures readership a few months ago, one reader asked about finding the courage to put your writing out there into the world. I think this is a struggle that so many writers...
by Ali | Feb 10, 2023 | Motivation
How to Recover Your Writing Confidence (Even if You Think You Never Had Any) This post was first published in June 2011 and most recently updated in February 2023. I don’t think I’ve ever met a writer who felt completely confident about their writing....
by Ali | Nov 1, 2022 | Motivation
How to Write When … You Feel Discouraged This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. Do you ever feel discouraged when it comes to writing? While I’d love to imagine that you always feel at your creative best, full of confidence, and without anyone or...
by Ali | Feb 14, 2022 | Motivation
Seven Things to Do When You Feel Like Giving Up on Writing This post was originally published in February 2017 and updated in February 2022. Should you just stop writing? Maybe it feels like it’s taking up a lot of your time and energy, and you’re not...
