by Ali | Nov 6, 2025 | Fiction
How to Start a Novel: Eight Options, Plus Examples Writing the first scene of a novel is tricky. Perhaps you’ve been slowly developing an idea for weeks, months, or even years. You might have written pages of notes or created a full outline. And now you’ve opened up...
by Ali | Oct 16, 2025 | Fiction
Writing Action Scenes That Grip Readers: Five Practical Tips, Plus Examples Are you struggling to write action scenes? A lot of writers find it tricky to craft a scene that involves a lot of action. These might be crucial scenes in your plot – perhaps the turning...
by Ali | Oct 9, 2025 | Fiction
Annual Writing Goal Progress in Q3, 2025 (Finished a Novel Draft!) We’ve got just under three months left of 2025 … how’s your writing going? If it’s going well, hurrah! Keep it up! If you’re struggling with lost momentum (or lost motivation), then check out my Finish...
by Ali | Oct 3, 2025 | Fiction
Do You Head-Hop? Getting Third Person Point of View Right This post was first published in July 2013 and last updated in October 2025. When you’re writing in the third person, it’s easy to end up head-hopping. This is when you move from one person’s...
by Ali | Sep 25, 2025 | Motivation
Seven Great Writing Lessons from Seventeen Months of Writers’ Cafe I launched Writers’ Cafe in May 2024 … and it’s been fantastic to see lots of different writers come through the doors! Through our weekly check-ins and writing hours, it’s been great to get insights...
