SWRT 16: Accountability
Want to start off 2017 right? We talk about how to use accountability in tandem with your productivity to boost your writing. Is there a difference between accountability and productivity? And how can you set up accountability in your own life? What tools are out there for use? And should you go public with your goals? It all comes down to knowing yourself and how you work.
Do You Know Your Production Rate? — Guest Post
Today, I am excited to introduce you to Matt Herron, who will discuss production rates for writers. Matt is working with me on the Story Craft Books Project, along with Kathryn Arnold, who has also written a guest post for the Word Essential blog. I’m...
Editing for Indies Interview Out Today!
The Editing for Indies Interview is out today! Simon Whistler of the Rocking Self-Publishing Podcast recently interviewed me about editing for indies. I’ve been working with Simon on his forthcoming Audiobooks for Indies. Working with him is as much of a...
After the MFA
On May 19, 2012, I graduated from Hamline University with a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. What a writer does after completing an MFA program, depends, of course, on the writer. I have friends and colleagues who are—let’s assume everyone is writing or trying...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.
