by Ali | Oct 3, 2024 | Fiction
Outlining for Pantsers: Three Key Stages of Wrestling Your Rough Draft Under Control Some writers love to plan out every detail of their plot in advance … but is there such thing as outlining for pantsers? If you follow writing groups, blogs, or social media accounts...
by Ali | Sep 26, 2024 | Editing
The Right Way to Expand a Too-Short Piece of Writing Note: This post was last updated in September 2024. Is your piece of writing too short? One common issue that standard writing advice covers is how to cut down your first draft. And this advice comes up time and...
by Ali | Sep 19, 2024 | Creativity
The Eight Best Free Writing Tools to Help You Write More and Earn More This post was first published in November 2022 and updated in September 2024. There are so many different useful tools out there for writers, it can be tricky to figure out which writing software...
by Ali | Sep 12, 2024 | Motivation
How to Write When … You Have So Many Emails to Deal With This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. As I draft this – after a very busy summer! – I have 1,278 unread emails in my inbox. Most of those aren’t emails from individuals...
by Ali | Jul 26, 2024 | Motivation
Aliventures Summer Break 2024 – 10 Posts to Catch Up On It’s summer time here in the UK and I’m taking a few weeks off from blogging. I’ll be enjoying a trip to the North Wales coast, plus lots of adventures with my kids! I’ll be back when they...
