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The One True Path to Writing Success? 13 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
(Image from Flickr by wendysoucie.) Want to know the secret? There is no one true path. There is no one right way. Sure, some bestselling authors / writing tutors / self-proclaimed gurus might insi...
Want to Know the REAL Secret of Productive Writers? [Guest Post] 6 Aug 2013 | 02:27 pm
(Image from Flickr by juliejordanscott.) Ali’s note: A big welcome to Nick Thacker, who’s been zooming around the blogosphere recently with guest posts on tons of the big writing blogs I read. I’m th...
How to Finish Your Novel (While Life Goes On) 30 Jul 2013 | 06:27 pm
Maybe you’ve been working on your novel for months, or even years. (Or maybe you’ve not started yet, because you’re waiting for a chunk of free time to come along.) Life is busy. You’d love to have ...
Announcing: Blog Critiques and Reviews – One Week Only! 26 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Long-time Aliventures readers might remember that back in October 2011, I briefly offered blog critiques and reviews. If you missed out that time, or weren’t around then, or want a critique of your n...
Four Ways to Fall in Love with Writing (Again) [Guest Post] 23 Jul 2013 | 08:26 pm
Image from Flickr by thepinkpeppercorn Ali: This is a guest post from Jessica Flory of Story Tips. I know I’ve had times in my writing life when I’ve felt fed up, disillusioned, or frustrated – an...
Do You Head-Hop? Getting Third Person Point of View Right 16 Jul 2013 | 07:57 pm
Image from Flickr by Andrew Morrell Photography One common mistake that fiction-writers make with point of view is head-hopping while writing in the limited third person. In case that sounded like ....
7 Ways to Write Better Blog Posts (Plus 7 Bonus Links) 10 Jul 2013 | 08:05 pm
Kitty (aged 2 months … she’s bigger now!) Are your blog posts as well-written and effective as you want them to be? I’ve been blogging for five years now, and my posts still have plenty of room for ...
Finding Time – or Making Time – to Write 2 Jul 2013 | 02:43 pm
Image from Flickr by Dave Stokes One of the biggest problems writers face (80% of Writers’ Huddle members said they struggle with this) is finding enough time to write. You’ve probably tried some of...
Writers’ Huddle Now Open for New Members 25 Jun 2013 | 11:59 pm
My community / teaching site, Writers’ Huddle, is now open for new members. If you’ve been waiting ages for me to reopen it, head on over there now and join! And if you’d like to know a little bit m...
What’s “Real” Writing – and Does Yours Count? 17 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
(Image from Flickr by erink_photography.) Back in 2008 – 2009, I had two major strands to my writing: the blogging and freelance web writing that paid the bills, and the fiction I was writing as part ...
