by Ayesha Ali | Feb 13, 2026 | The Writing Life
Bias is a loaded word anywhere, but especially for writers. No matter what we write, our job is to create an entire world for our characters. We don’t want to repeat patterns in our fiction that we dislike in real life. But doing so seems prohibitive. My...
by Ayesha Ali | Jun 24, 2025 | Character, The Writing Life
Every writer has defaults when it comes to storytelling. Mine include writing in third person, outlining my novel ahead of time, and setting my story in a fantasy world. However, when I came up with the idea for my current work-in-progress, it demanded that I forego...
by Ayesha Ali | Oct 15, 2024 | The Writing Life
Whenever I pick up a book or sit down to watch a movie, my brain splits into two realms of consciousness. One is my artist self: the person who picks apart the story, analyzes how successful each piece is, and sometimes comes up with how to improve it. The other is my...
