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 | Jun 9, 2023 | Motivation
Nine Writing Milestones to Celebrate (and Goals to Aim For) This post was first published in March 2012 and updated in June 2023. The writing path is rewarding and varied – but it can also feel very long. If your definition of “success” is to be a best-selling author...
by Ali | May 18, 2023 | Motivation
How Long Does it Take to Write 1000 Words? This post was first published in April 2020 and updated in May 2023. Whether you’re working on a novel, blog post, academic essay, or any other big project, it’s really helpful to know roughly how long it takes to write 1000...
by Ali | May 4, 2023 | Creativity
Five Creative Uses of ChatGPT for Writers (Even if You Hate the Idea of AI Writing Software) Whatever type of writing you do, you’ve almost certainly come across ChatGPT – a conversational AI (artificial intelligence) tool that can take a “prompt” and return...
by Ali | Apr 28, 2023 | Fiction
Five Options for Telling Your Story in a Non-Linear Way … and Why You Might Want To Stories have a beginning, middle, and end … but they don’t necessarily need to be told in that order. Plenty of stories follow the advice given to Alice by the King in Alice in...
