by Ali | Apr 25, 2022 | Fiction
Five Different Approaches to Developing Characters This post was first published in April 2019 and updated in April 2022. Whether you consider plot to be more important than character or you believe they’re just two sides of the same coin, it’s clear that character...
by Ali | Apr 12, 2022 | Motivation
Staying Motivated to Finish a Novel … or Even a Short Story In the last Aliventures survey the subject of “motivation” came up quite a few times, and one reader specifically asked for a post about staying motivated to finish a short story or novel. I’ll be the first...
by Ali | Apr 4, 2022 | Motivation
How to Get Your Writing Done … When You Have Lots of Other Responsibilities, Too Writing can be tough. It takes time, energy, and focus – all of which are in short supply for many of us. It can be tough getting any writing done around a full-time day job, especially...
by Ali | Mar 28, 2022 | Freelancing
Freelance Content Writing: How to Find Paid Blogging Jobs Perhaps you want to be a freelance writer … but you’re just not sure where to begin. There are lots of different types of freelance writing out there: writing articles for magazines, technical writing,...
by Ali | Mar 21, 2022 | Freelancing
Between Projects? Six Things to Do While Waiting for More Freelance Work Whether you’re just getting started freelancing or you’ve been a freelancer for years, it’s pretty likely that you’re going to hit the occasional dry spell. You’ll have time on your hands – and...
