“incapable of writing a dull sentence”
—Lynn Barber, Sunday Telegraph
Allegra Huston
Meet Allegra Huston
Author, Editor, & Co-Founder of the Imaginative Storm Writing Method…
… and amateur interior decorator, desultory piano player (Satie and Chopin), mother of a cat whisperer, appreciator of anyone who does anything well, aficionado of Premier League football (Liverpool, if you’re wondering, though my cat is called Bukayo), enthusiastic dilettante.
I’m the co-author of the book of the Imaginative Storm method, Write What You Don’t Know: 10 Steps to Writing with Confidence, Energy, and Flow. I’m the author of Love Child: A Memoir of Family Lost and Found, the novel A Stolen Summer, and How to Edit and Be Edited.
I also wrote and produced the award-winning short film Good Luck, Mr. Gorski.
A Revolutionary Approach to Writing
The Imaginative Storm method is the culmination of 20 years of teaching writing workshops with my creative collaborator James Navé. This is the method that got me out of my head and into my heart. It will do the same for you—I promise.
Memoir
Love Child
When I was four years old, my mother was killed in a car crash. Soon afterward, I was introduced to an intimidating man wreathed in cigar smoke and told, “This is your father.” Seven years later, I was introduced to another man: my biological father.
"...fluent, vivid and gripping.” —Caryn James, Huffington Post
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..."part mystery, part journey, part heartbreak.” —Liz Smith, Variety
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"Excels at capturing a child’s-eye view of the chaotic adult world." —Sunday Times
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"...fluent, vivid and gripping.” —Caryn James, Huffington Post | ..."part mystery, part journey, part heartbreak.” —Liz Smith, Variety | "Excels at capturing a child’s-eye view of the chaotic adult world." —Sunday Times |
NOVEL
A Stolen Summer
Wife, mother, friend—Eve Armanton is all of these things. But who is she really? Now that her son has left home, Eve no longer recognizes the middle-aged woman staring back at her each morning—or the cold, loveless marriage she finds herself left in.
Writing Workshops
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4-Day Imaginative Storm Writing Transformation in Taos, New Mexico
Limited to 10 partinipants — SOLD OUT
In four enjoyably intense days, you’ll take yourself to a level of writing you didn’t know you could reach.
You’ll throw off the shackles of “should” and the anxiety of “Is it good enough?”
You’ll learn how to push deeper into your imagination and bring playfulness and freshness to your writing.
You’ll see your story taking shape organically.
You’ll finish the week with a powerful set of tools to take into the rest of your writing life.
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Taos Writers Conference
Half-Day Workshop: Write What You Don’t Know
July 21, 2024The Taos Writes Conference is a yearly 3-day event held in beautiful Taos, New Mexico—my home.
This year’s dates are July 19–21. SOMOS – the Society of the Muse of the Southwest – offers a smorgasbord of workshops, including my introduction to the Imaginative Storm method
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5-Day Memoir Intensive in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Limited to 8 participants
October 21 – 27, 2024 SOLD OUT
October 28 – November 4, 2024
Spend five days in beautiful Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, a UN World Heritage Site, and discover the possibilities for what your memoir might be. Return home energized and inspired by five intensive days of exploration, insight, and revelation.
"It can make you brave. Make you want to try what you’ve wanted to do, but feared.” —Cloverling, Amazon review
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"It’s so true and so excellent and kick-ass.” —Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author
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"Like having a friend guide you through the process of getting in touch with your own creativity." —Nicole Perlman, screenwriter of Guardians of the Galaxy
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"It can make you brave. Make you want to try what you’ve wanted to do, but feared.” —Cloverling, Amazon review | "It’s so true and so excellent and kick-ass.” —Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author | "Like having a friend guide you through the process of getting in touch with your own creativity." —Nicole Perlman, screenwriter of Guardians of the Galaxy |
The Imaginative Storm
Writing Method
Discover a level of creativity and self-expression you’ve never experienced before.