We writers lead the solitary life, slaving over character motivation and semi-colons in our dark monastic cells. But once a year we emerge, stretch the kinks out of our writing hands, straighten the writer’s hunch-back, and convene at AWP (the Association of Writers...
I'm Alida I help people express their gifts to the world.
I do not believe in formulas. I believe that the stories we are compelled to tell the world make demands on us, and it is our privilege to meet those demands in order to reach the most people in the most authentic and compelling way possible.
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