April Davila - Author
I read 56 books this year. Of those, I didn't finish eight of them (I'm pretty quick to put books down these days), and nine stand out as excellent reads. These are the books that stayed with me, the ones I thought back on after I'd finished … [Continue reading] about Best Books of 2022
Mindful Writing Meditation has changed my life in countless ways, yes, but one of the areas where it has had the greatest impact is in my writing. It is no surprise to me, when I look back on recent years, that my writing really took off when I … [Continue reading] about Right View for Better Editing
A student in one my Sit Write Here workshops shared this poem with the group today. We were talking about that feeling we all get sometimes when we're writing, that little voice that tells us that we should just stop because nobody needs to hear … [Continue reading] about Your Story Matters
There was this idea that circulated a while back about the 10,000 hour rule. It said that, to become a master of something, you had to put in 10,000 hours of practice. I've never really subscribed to that idea. While I absolutely agree that we get … [Continue reading] about On Mastery
I was out in my garden last weekend. It's just a little strip of land below the window of my home office where I like to grow things. I have some chard going, and just added some cauliflower. Then I pulled some clover from the edge of the lawn. Then … [Continue reading] about The Terrifying Joy of Trying to Decide What’s Next
My kid's school has figured out that they can get me to volunteer for anything book related. I just can't say no. But when they approached me about managing the Little Free Library they have on campus, I didn't want to say no. I was like Hermione … [Continue reading] about Little Free Library
Yes, I am STILL trying to figure out a title for my new book. It's getting down to the wire here, people. Today I'm trying an exercise suggested by a former student, Colleen Titelbaum, who forwarded it from Jessica Brody at the Writing Mastery … [Continue reading] about The Title Hunt Continues