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Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q2, 2025 (Ditched Daily Writing Goal … and Wrote More!)
We’re halfway through 2025 – how’s your writing been going so far this year? If you’re hitting your goals, fantastic! Take a moment this week to celebrate. 🙂 If it’s not going quite how you wanted, that’s okay. You’ve still got six months…

Writing Dialogue: Eight Straightforward Tips (Plus Examples)
Unless you’re creating flash fiction or something decidedly experimental, writing dialogue is essential. Great dialogue can immerse the reader in your book, your world, and most especially your characters. Poor dialogue jars the reader and may even see them put…

Why You Should Stick to One Name for Each Character in Your Novel
This post was first published in April 2018 and last updated in June 2025. You’re probably known by several different names in your life. I'm "Ali Luke" to Aliventures readers. I’m “Alison Luke” when I fill in a form. I’m “Mrs Luke” to my bank and to cold-callers. I’m...