Alie aspired to write novels since she was a child but took some curious turns getting there. She started writing a book by kerosene lamp while living in a log cabin in the wilderness, but abandoned living plant-to-mouth, opting for urban comfort and a career as a corporate, periodical and speech writer, including writing supplements for The Globe and Mail.
She raised four children, Tove, Hejsa, Hayden and Kaylen, and has three grandchildren. She lives with her husband, David, in both Thornhill and Uxbridge, Ontario.
