by Ayesha Ali | Mar 9, 2026 | Character, marketing, Uncategorized
Age categories are an essential part of the publishing process, yet the least talked about. Often, the term “age category” gets lost inside conversations about genre: You got romance, you got historical fiction, you got picture books and you got young...
by Ayesha Ali | Aug 13, 2024 | Plot, Uncategorized, Writing Craft
As a lover of SFF, I’m a big fan of what I call “action plot.” To me, a story isn’t complete without a good fight with the fate of the world, or at least a community, on the line. When I started writing, I was ready to translate what I consumed...
by Ayesha Ali | Jul 9, 2024 | Character, First Chapters, Uncategorized, Writing Craft
As a new writer, much of the advice I came across from experts didn’t make sense to me. I didn’t see the point in detailing the items on my character’s bedside table, or planning the entire schedule of my teenage characters’ school day, and I...
