by Ali | Nov 8, 2021 | Creativity
How to Choose and Develop a Writing Idea [With Examples] This post was originally published in May 2011 and updated in November 2021. How do you figure out whether one of your writing ideas is worth pursuing or not? Maybe you’ve got a bunch of different ideas...
by Ali | Jun 7, 2021 | Creativity
How to Come Up With Lots of Great Ideas for Your Writing [With Examples] This post was originally published in May 2011 and extensively rewritten in June 2021. Where do you get your ideas? Whether you’re a blogger, novelist, short story writer, or poet, this...
by Ali | Jul 7, 2020 | Fiction
How to Start Writing a Novel: Get Inspired and Get Going This post was originally published in April 2016 and updated in July 2020. You’d like to write a novel … but how do you even begin? I’m not thinking here about ways to write a great opening (if that’s what...