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Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q4, 2024 – What’s Worked This Year and What Hasn’t?
We’re almost at the end of 2024. You might remember that after Q3, I wrote that I was running behind where I wanted to be with my writing. Spoiler alert: I did not catch up in Q4! I’ll take you through how my writing goals went in October, November, and December … and...
Indirect Characterisation: What Is It and How Is It Different From Direct Characterisation?
“Characterisation” is how we show, on the page, who our characters are. But there are a couple of different ways we might go about that: direct characterisation and indirect characterisation. Neither of these is right or wrong, but to really engage readers with your...
What is Writer’s Block? The Myth, the Reality, and How to Overcome It
If you’re struggling to write – if you feel wrung out of ideas, you can’t focus, or you’d rather do anything but sit down and put words on the page – you might feel that you’re suffering from writer’s block. This idea of being “blocked” gets a lot of debate in the...
About Ali
I’m an author (of both fiction and non-fiction) and a freelancer. Aliventures is my homebase online where I share articles on the art, craft and business of writing.
I live in Leeds (UK) with my husband and two kids, and I have degrees in English (MA Cantab, Cambridge University) and Creative & Life Writing (MA, Goldsmiths College, University of London).
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