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SWRT 328 | Creating Writing Rituals & Celebrations with Elizabeth Barbour

Jul 31, 2025

In this enlightening episode, Alida and Kathryn welcome Elizabeth Barber, a life and business coach, shamanic practitioner, and joyful ritualist, who shares her journey of transforming chaos into clarity through sacred celebrations. Elizabeth discusses her award-winning book, ‘Sacred Celebrations,’ and how rituals can be woven into our writing practices and everyday lives. Discover the significance of creating personal rituals and how they can help us navigate life’s milestones, both joyful and challenging. Join us as we explore the power of storytelling, the importance of witnessing, and the art of celebrating our achievements.

SWRT 327 | Embracing The Heroine’s Journey with Danielle Anderson

Jul 17, 2025

In this episode, Alida Winternheimer welcomes Danielle Anderson, a seasoned nonfiction book coach and editor, as we delve into the concept of the heroine’s journey. Drawing from Maureen Murdoch’s influential work, Danielle shares her personal experiences and insights on the internal journey women often face, contrasting it with the traditional hero’s journey. Discover how understanding this narrative can empower women to embrace their unique stories and identities. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone seeking to explore the depths of their own journey!

SWRT 244 | Weaving Time into Narrative

Mar 10, 2022

This week, Alida and Kathryn go deeper into the subject of writing time, specifically how to handle chronology in narrative. We have three very short examples that illustrate different methods of structuring your narrative to move the story and reader through time.

SWRT 243/SWRS 005 | Careless Whistle

Mar 3, 2022

On today's Story Works Reading Series, Selene Castrovilla reads the short story "Careless Whistle." If the title brings to mind a certain '80s pop tune, it (like everything in great fiction) is intentional. After the reading, Selene and I talk about her start in...

SWRT 242 | What Goes into a Scene?

Feb 24, 2022

This week on the Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, & Robert discuss what goes into a scene. Is there a recipe to follow? Kind of, but joke as we may, scenes are built upon certain repeatable story elements. How does pacing change with the shape of your scenes? What mistakes are commonly made at the scene level?

SWRT 241 | Character

Feb 17, 2022

This week on Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, & Robert talk character. What to do when your supporting characters resist the roles you’ve given them? Do you really need them all? What about developing new skills over the course of an arc?
Could your characters benefit from a writing lesson? Story Works has creative writing workshops available today on character traits, a master class in character development, story structure, plot, and more. Live workshops for Spring 2022 are coming soon! Details at www.storyworksfiction.com

SWRT 240 | Time

Feb 10, 2022

This week on the Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert talk time. Free your story from strictly chronological structure. Your story’s suspense and reveals can benefit from getting creative with your handling of time.

SWRT 239 | A Cat in the Rain, Hemingway

Feb 3, 2022

This week, Alida, Robert, & Kathryn discuss a Hemingway short-short story, “A Cat in the Rain.” Listen to the story, followed by our discussion of the craft choices apparent in Hemingway’s text. At about 600 words, it’s surprising how much there is to unpack and learn!
Join Alida’s MPWW session of the Memory Emotion Body creative writing workshop before seats fill up!
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SWRT 238 | Finishing Long Projects

Jan 27, 2022

Finishing long projects can be tough, from staying inspired to never-ending research. Kathryn & Robert put Alida on the spot this week at the Story Works Round Table, talking about her work-in-progress, a historical novel set in 1920s and 30s Minnesota.

SWRT 237 | Idea to Draft

Jan 20, 2022

You’ve got a great idea for your story. Now what? We talk about that stage between the lightning bolt and draft. Writing workshops open now.

SWRT 236 | Co-authoring with Shari Medini & Karissa Tunis

Jan 13, 2022

We bring Shari Medini & Karissa Tunis back to the Round Table to talk about co-authoring their book, Parenting while Working from Home. If you’re teaming up on a book project, they’ve got lots of tips for you!

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