{"id":7299,"date":"2018-12-17T11:22:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T00:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=7299"},"modified":"2020-07-17T15:13:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T05:13:14","slug":"my-top-10-posts-for-writers-2018-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2018\/12\/my-top-10-posts-for-writers-2018-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"My top 10 posts for writers (2018 edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"top<\/a>I can’t believe it’s that time of the year again! I’m taking a break from the online world for a few weeks at the end of this week, so I thought I’d start sharing some of my ‘new year’ posts early, starting with this one.<\/p>\n

I’m always fascinated to see which of my ‘writing’ posts resonate the most each year, and this year is no different. So here they are, in descending order from 10-1, the 10 most popular posts about writing on this site in 2018. (Click the title to see the full post<\/em>)<\/p>\n

The one superpower that all published writers have<\/a><\/p>\n

Industry Insider: How do you know when a story is finished?<\/a><\/p>\n

Ask the writer: How to build your author platform<\/a><\/p>\n

Starting Out #3: Do you need to do a course to be a writer?<\/a><\/p>\n

6 skills you need to make it as a copywriter<\/a><\/p>\n

Writing for kids: How to create remarkable characters<\/a><\/p>\n

Writing for kids: 10 top writing tips from bestselling author Jacqueline Harvey<\/a><\/p>\n

My top 3 tips from nine years of author blogging<\/a><\/p>\n

Industry Insider: How to tell when your writing is ‘good enough’<\/a><\/p>\n

10 things I’ve learnt from writing my debut novel\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Want more? You’ll find all of my posts about writing here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! I’m the author of two epic adventure series for kids 9+, and you can find out more about me here<\/a>. Click the images below to discover more about my books.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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