Competition – Author Ally Aldridge

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 allyaldridge Blogging, BOOKS, Competition, Editing, Novel, Poetry, Publishing, tips, Writing

If you’re an indie, you need to know about this!

And, I achieved my initial goal of making incredible writer friends.

October 28, 2019October 24, 2019 allyaldridge BOOKS, Competition, Fiction, Goals, Novel, Writing

Write 50k words in 30 days

I’ve done NaNoWriMo a few times before but never won, yet that doesn’t deter me.

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 allyaldridge Blogging, Book, Competition, Contemporary, fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Paranormal romance, Query, Writing, Young Adult

#BoostMyBio for Pitch Wars 2019

Are you wondering, "What is Ally up to now?" Well, let me explain... Pitch Wars is a competition where the prize is a mentor. I've never taken part before but this year I'm going to do it.

July 2, 2019June 28, 2019 allyaldridge BOOKS, Competition, Festival, Goals, Novel, Query, tips, Writing

Have you finished your novel? What is next?

Writing a novel is mainly a solitary project that you work on for months. And, when you type ”The End” it is a huge achievement, but what do you do next?

March 29, 2019March 28, 2019 allyaldridge Competition, Novel, Writing

A plea for your help…

Please can you spare some time to support my novel in a Wattpad competition.

December 18, 2018December 17, 2018 allyaldridge Competition, Novel, Writing

#PitMad – December 2018

I took part in the Pitch Wars event on 6 December 2018. Here is how it went.

October 2, 2018September 16, 2018 allyaldridge Competition, Goals, Writing

Usually, I feature articles on Monday but for Halloween, I would like to feature spooky stories and poems or anything Halloween themed. The content can be any genre but ideally not too long (2k max). You could provide a sample to a longer piece (i.e. a novel). I will feature a selection of my favourites … Continue reading I challenge you #Spooktober

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 allyaldridge Competition, Writing

How to win a writing contest

In this featured article by Nathaniel Tower (The Juggling Writer) he shares his tops tips to help you win any writing contest you are planning to enter.