Do Breaks Break Your Story?
I’ve had more trips than usual this past summer and as things wound down, I’ve had time to reflect on the value of taking breaks. When a project is going—well or not—it’s advisable to carry on, full steam and all that. But there is a time to take a break. I typically...
Writing as a Priority
Priorities are a way to set guideposts for a life well-lived.That’s well-lived personally defined. Writing is my declared priority; therefore, I had better be writing no matter the kind of life I’m having. Yet it is sometimes difficult to live up to that declared...
Life Experience – is it a prerequisite to writing?
How much life experience do you need to be a writer? Familiar with the assertion that life experience is crucial to being a good writer? I’ve been wondering recently how much and in what ways this is true. Life experience? And yet, despite my lack of exceptional...
Ruminations on Writing as a Practice
Writing for me is a practice. I mean practice in the same way people use the word when talking about meditation. It hasn’t always been this for me. Originally, I wrote for fun, because I couldn’t help myself. Telling stories to and for myself was my passion. And it...Writers Retreats
Alida discusses the benefits of a writers retreat and ways to make one affordable. Enjoy pictures of beautiful Lake Superior and get inspired!
I'm Alida
I help people express their gifts to the world.
I do not believe in formulas. I believe that the stories we are compelled to tell the world make demands on us, and it is our privilege to meet those demands in order to reach the most people in the most authentic and compelling way possible.
