A Literary Pilgrimage of Sorts
This week, I go to Sauk Centre, Minnesota to conduct paranormal research for the Skoghall Mysteries and to make a literary pilgrimage to the home of a Nobel Laureate.
Building Protagonists, part 2
Read Part 1 of this post, “Develop Your Protagonist’s Flaws,” here. I’m going to continue discussing your protagonist, because one of my readers, Julia, had good follow-up questions. Whether you’re considering your protagonist’s strengths...
Develop Your Protagonist’s Flaws
I was recently asked, “How do you choose and create a protagonist’s flaws?” Simple. The same way you choose and create your own flaws. What? You didn’t choose your flaws? You’d rather not have them? Before you declare me a smartass, that’s a clue to the how part...
Memory & Story: A Writing Exercise
This past week I taught a workshop on Memory and Story through the Hennepin County Library and St. Louis Park Senior Program. I announced right away that this was a workshop and we were going to learn by doing–and boy, did we! Seventeen writers, two days, and...
Best Gift for a Writer
This weekend, my wonderful partner, Scott, and I celebrated our five-year anniversary. After I opened my present, I asked what had led him to the Oxford English Dictionary. He had done a search for the best gift for a writer, and what came up on all the top ten lists...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.
