by Ali | Feb 15, 2018 | Creativity
Could Firmer Boundaries Help You Dramatically Increase How Much You Write? Back when I was a student, I had long vacations. Sometimes, I’d attend my previous writing group, back in my home town, where members would bring about 1,000 words of their work-in-progress to...
by Ali | Feb 5, 2018 | Marketing
Seven Ways to Market Your Self-Published Novel Congratulations! You’ve published your first novel (or maybe your second or your third) and now you’re ready to market it. This can be a daunting moment. I think all of us secretly hope that our novel will be miraculously...
by Ali | Jan 30, 2018 | Marketing
Your Website is Always a Work in Progress Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of authors, bloggers and freelancers launch their websites. They rarely start out with a massively, gorgeous site. They normally begin with something simple but workable: perhaps it’s a free...
by Ali | Jan 22, 2018 | Motivation
When Can You Call Yourself a “Writer”? This is a question that comes up a lot for newer writers. When can I call myself a “writer”? Well, there’s no rule about it. Being a writer isn’t like being a doctor or a lawyer – you don’t need any special qualifications. That...
by Ali | Jan 15, 2018 | Motivation
Three Ridiculous Moans from New Writers … and How I’d Respond Most writers are reasonably pragmatic about the realities of writing. While they might daydream (secretly or not-so-secretly) about their talent being “discovered” by someone prominent in the writing...
