by Ayesha Ali | Oct 23, 2025 | revision, Writing Craft
Last year I was asked to offer some revision advice for the Fiction Writing Made Easy podcast (listen to the episode here). As I thought about it, I realized the key to my revision process is the climactic scene. To be quite honest with you, the first...
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...