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Alida is more than a podcaster.
Alida is an author, developmental editor, writing coach, and teacher.
Story is a lifelong passion of mine. No matter what else I’m doing (kayaking, cycling, being walked by my dog, sitting on my deck watching the birds while pretending to work – thank goodness for laptops!), I am consuming, creating, or crafting story.
Find out more, join a free office hour, take a workshop, or receive editing or coaching.
I make meaning of life and myself through the exploration of questions, problems, fascinations, and obsessions. In A Room Full of Books & Pencils, my Substack forum, I will explore my essentials.
Essentials?
I recently explored my father’s downward spiral through dementia, which led me to ask what is left of us when the rest has been stripped away? And we must assume that what remains is the essential part of us, since it does remain beyond all else. What will be left of me? What will be left of you? Only the essential.
Come in, explore with me, and discover some of your own essentials.
Writing Coach, Author, Online School, Craft Books
Developmental Editor and Coach
For fiction and CNF authors.
Fiction
Visit Alida’s author site.
Story Works Fiction School
An online school of storycraft.
Story Works Guide to Writing Fiction
Storycraft books.