by Ali | May 23, 2024 | Fiction
22 Tips for Writing Fiction (Whatever Stage You’re At) This post was first published in October 2021 and updated/extended in May 2024. Whether you’re new to writing fiction or you’ve already written a bunch of stories, it often feels like there’s a lot to learn....
by Ali | May 16, 2024 | Motivation
Five Different Ways I Use Timers to Stay Focused When I’m Writing One of my absolutely favourite ways to focus when I’m writing is to use a timer. I set one just before I started drafting this post (for just 10 minutes) to help me get into it. Actually, I set...
by Ali | May 13, 2024 | Motivation
Imagining the Perfect Writing Space … and Announcing Writers’ Cafe What does your perfect writing space look like? In my mind’s eye, I picture a welcoming cafe, where there are lots of little nooks to sit and write or think undisturbed. Along with those, there are a...
by Ali | May 9, 2024 | Motivation
How to Write When … You Can’t Seem to Get Started This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. Getting started is, for many of us, the hardest part of writing. Beginning a big project like a novel can be so daunting that writers put it off for...
by Ali | May 2, 2024 | Fiction
How Much Should You Plan Before Starting a Novel? This post was first published in October 2012 and updated in May 2024. Thinking of writing a novel? You might be wondering about how best to plan it … but before you figure that out, you need to decide how much...
