by Ali | Jun 27, 2016 | Marketing
Marketing Your (Self-Published) Novel: Five Books Reviewed Long-time Aliventures readers might remember that the first half of 2012 was a little hectic for me. I’d just launched my first novel, Lycopolis, and started Writers’ Huddle … and I had five months to...
by Ali | Jun 20, 2016 | Publishing
What Should You Pay for When You Self-Publish a Novel? One reader asked me to write about, “Self-publishing, whether to use editors, cover designers etc and how much is a reasonable amount to pay them.” This is a big and important question, and one I wanted to tackle...
by Ali | May 30, 2016 | Old post
Join Writers’ Huddle Today (Because I’m Closing the Doors Tomorrow) Just in case you’ve missed the news over the past couple of weeks … … Writers’ Huddle is currently open for new members. If you’ve not heard of Writers’ Huddle before, it’s a private...
by Ali | May 16, 2016 | Motivation
Are You Planning Your Writing Career … or Winging It? If you’re a novelist, you’ve probably come across two different camps of people: the “plotters” and the “pantsers” (seat-of-the-pants writers). While there’s no right way to approach a novel, I’ve definitely...
by Ali | May 9, 2016 | Editing
Reviewing Other People’s Writing: How to Use Comments and Track Changes in Microsoft Word At some point in your writing life, you’re going to be invited to workshop, beta read or even edit someone else’s work. Maybe your friend has written a novel, and wants...
