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Recent Blog Posts

How Does Editing Best Fit Into the Writing Process? Four Key Options to Consider
When do you stop drafting and start editing? There are lots of different ways you might approach rewriting and editing your novel … and I’m not going to tell you that there’s one “perfect” method you need to follow. Broadly speaking, though, there are several...

Is First Person Point of View Right for Your Story? Five Approaches (+ Examples)
First person point of view is hugely popular in certain genres: YA and Romance, in particular. It’s also a perfectly fine choice for literary fiction—think David Copperfield (narrated by David Copperfield) or To Kill a Mockingbird (narrated by Scout Finch). But is it...

Everything You Need to Know About Developing (and Writing) Characters
I’ve covered a lot about developing characters and writing about them, here on Aliventures. I wanted to collect those posts together in one place so you can find them easily. Whether you’re just figuring out who your characters are for your story, you’re in the messy...