by Ayesha Ali | Jul 29, 2025 | Dialogue, Writing Craft
Sometimes, you can learn more about writing techniques when learning other subjects. I learned a lot more about dialogue taking a theatre class than I ever did in a writing workshop or craft book. When I went back to university in my mid-twenties, I decided to...
by Ayesha Ali | Feb 18, 2025 | Character, Writing Craft
Hey friends. We have come to the last part of the series on writing immigrant characters. In part 1, we explored research as a decision-making tool and honed in on some vital details about our immigrant characters. In part 2, we explored the “heavier”...
by Ayesha Ali | Sep 10, 2024 | Writing Craft
Having a choice is really important to us in our every day life. We want the freedom to choose what we do, where we go, who our friends are. But when it comes to writing stories, it’s very tempting to sacrifice that power of choice in favor of possibility. The...
