tips – Author Ally Aldridge

October 8, 2020October 7, 2020 allyaldridge Competition, Novel, Publishing, Query, tips, Writing

There’s more than one way to query…

I hope these 12 ideas help you in expanding your query options. #writingtips #querytips

September 24, 2020September 23, 2020 allyaldridge Author Tube, Editing, Novel, tips, Writing

The Author & Me Show

Khadija continues her inspirational messages through her show Author & Me. During this show she hosts a live interview with a guest author. I got to be her guest. #IGLive #Authorandme #writingtips

September 21, 2020September 19, 2020 allyaldridge behind the book, Romance, suspense, tips, Writing

Behind the Book: Agent: Undone by Cassidy Reyne

What genre is Agent Undone and can you name any similar books? Agent: Undone is a dark romance/romantic suspense novel with very adult themes. Books similar to this one would be the McIntyre Security Bodyguard Series by April Wilson, The Salvation Series by Corinne Michaels and The Broken Trilogy by J. L. Drake. They all … Continue reading Behind the Book: Agent: Undone by Cassidy Reyne

September 17, 2020August 29, 2020 allyaldridge behind the book, Book, fantasy, tips, Urban, Writing

Behind the Book: Petrified by Ben Meeks

I thought my shifters were unique but Ben's debut novel is about a were otter! He agreed to a Behind the Book interview so I could discover more, and share it with you. #behindthebook

September 7, 2020September 14, 2020 allyaldridge tips, Writing

Art Breeder for Character Development

#writingcommunity How to use #artbreeder to create characters for your stories.

August 31, 2020August 30, 2020 allyaldridge Book, BOOKS, Contemporary, fantasy, Publishing, Query, Romance, tips, Writing

Swoon Reads

The best way to explain Swoon Reads is as a public querying platform. Here’s my experience and how it formed part of my publishing journey. #writinganovel

August 24, 2020August 15, 2020 allyaldridge Novel, tips, Writing

How NOT to start a novel!

I created another fun info graphic for you in this post on how NOT to start your novel.

August 20, 2020August 7, 2020 allyaldridge Author Tube, behind the book, Book, Book Tube, BOOKS, Publishing, Romance, tips, Writing, Young Adult, YouTube

Behind the Book: Out of my League by Sarah Sutton

Thank you for agreeing to a Behind the Book interview about your novel Out Of My League. I was so lucky to be one of you ARC readers and became a fan. Blurb: Out Of My League Out Of My League is the second book you published. Was it easier launching book two? Yes and … Continue reading Behind the Book: Out of my League by Sarah Sutton

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.

July 20, 2020July 19, 2020 allyaldridge Book, BOOKS, Editing, Resource, Review, tips, Writing

Book Review: The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi

I wanted this book for so long, by the time I got there's a second edition! The bonus is, the new edition has even more content!