The Rocking Self-Publishing Webinar: Editing
Want to learn about editing? Want to know what I’m like to work with? Check out the webinar I did with Simon Whistler of Rocking Self-Publishing....
Imagery in Your Writing
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is one of those old adages that holds true. It might seem skewed in favor of painters and photographers, but before you declare me a traitor, hear why it’s true for your writing as well. Fiction and nonfiction. Think of your...
When to Slow Down
There is a time and place for summary in every story, but it’s not when you’re writing an important or dramatic scene. The more important the scene, the more you need to slow down. Summary is useful when you need to move along and a wide brush stroke...
To Be, Or Not To Be? In Your Writing, Not To Be!
As a native speaker of any language, you get to take certain things for granted, like conjugating irregular verbs. I’m not sure I was really aware of irregular verbs, never mind conjugating them, until I took French. Then, because I took English for granted, I...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.
