On today’s Raw Reading, Alida Winternheimer reads from her current work-in-progress, working title, Playing with the Wind.

Playing with the Wind is a historical novel set in 1920s and 1930s Minnesota. After watching the video clip, read the author’s reflections on this particular text.

Raw Reading

Reflection

In this reading, I introduce a supporting character named Suzanne. My protagonist, Evelyn, has just moved to a boarding school (of sorts), so she is in a whole new setting with entirely new supporting characters. This is a total rewrite of a previous version that was simply not cutting it. In this version, I chose to introduce the five girls Evelyn will be living with one at a time, giving a little backstory about how they came to be at that school. I reflect on it in the video.