by Ali | Jan 18, 2024 | Fiction
How to Write Difficult Scenes: Five Tips for Stretching Your Writing Muscles If you’re working on a novel, some scenes will likely flow easily – they’ll be straightforward to write and not too much of a challenge. But other scenes will be a lot tougher. There are...
by Ali | Jan 11, 2024 | Motivation
My Annual Writing Goals for 2024 (Plus Learning From Last Year’s Goals) Update: Here’s my Q1 update on my goal progress. We’re a week and a half into 2024, and chances are, you’ve been thinking about how this year might look in terms of your writing. Maybe 2023...
by Ali | Jan 4, 2024 | Freelancing
Six Ways to Track Your Freelancing Time and Income (and Why You Should) If you’re a freelancer, you’re not going to see the success you want until you start tracking your income. I should know … I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I didn’t keep track of my income for...
by Ali | Dec 14, 2023 | Creativity
Aliventures Winter Break 2023 – Six Posts to Enjoy I’m taking some time off over the Christmas period – and you might well be doing likewise! Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, and whatever plans you have this season, I hope you have a wonderful end to the year....
by Ali | Dec 7, 2023 | Editing
How Much Should You Revise Your Work Before Sending it to a Beta Reader? Are you thinking about sending your story or novel to a beta reader? It can feel really daunting to share your work with someone else to get their thoughts – but direct, specific feedback on your...
