Contact Me

ali@aliventures.com

I love hearing from readers, especially if you have a comment or suggestion about the blog or newsletter, or about my books.

If you’d like me to write for your website/publication, take a look at my Hire Me page.

The best way to reach me is by email to ali@aliventures.com.

You can also find me at:

facebook.com/aliventures

I don’t run ads or sponsored posts, and I’m not currently accepting guest posts.

Quick Answers

Do you take guest posts?

Very rarely, and only by personal invitation. Please don’t contact me with a guest post pitch as it’s extremely unlikely I’ll be able to use it.

Will you try out my tool / app / website?

I get so many requests to try out tools / apps / websites / etc, I have to say “no” to all of them. Please don’t contact me asking me to try yours: even if it’s great, I’m afraid I simply don’t have the time!

Can I advertise on your blog?

No, you can’t. I don’t run ads on Aliventures and I don’t accept sponsored posts. I also don’t do joint ventures or similar affiliate promotions.

Can you help me with a writing problem?

I’m always very open to suggestions for questions or problems that I can tackle in the Aliventures newsletter (or, if they’re a bit meatier, on the blog). I’m afraid I can’t offer individual help and support by email, though.

Recent Blog Posts

Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q4, 2024 – What’s Worked This Year and What Hasn’t?

Dec 19, 2024

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?

Dec 5, 2024

“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

Nov 21, 2024

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...