April Davila - Author
My father-in-law got me this mug last year and I almost couldn't accept it. Because I have a dirty little secret: I am not good with grammar. In fact, one of the reasons I waited so long to become a writer was that I thought being good with … [Continue reading] about Grammar Be Damned
Latin for "it is solved by walking." My new motto. I finished my manuscript last week and sent it off to my editor. It'll be a month or two until I get her notes and I've been thinking about what I want to work on while I wait. For a few days it … [Continue reading] about Solvitur Ambulando
I love a good romance. And I am particularly excited about this book, For Butter or Worse, by Erin La Rosa. Erin and I were in a writing group together back when my boy (who's now 11) was just an infant. Since then, she's written two very funny … [Continue reading] about Author Interview with Erin La Rosa
Fifteen days ago I shared the news that I had finished a pass at my manuscript, but that I wasn't celebrating yet because I had one final step to go. I've been a little quiet online since then, but I wasn't just sitting around eating chocolate. … [Continue reading] about It’s done!
We didn't get snow cones. Before I could even rally the troops to seek out snow cones, my husband came home with a box of chocolates and insisted we go out to dinner to celebrate the finished draft. So we did that. I'm still anxious, but today I … [Continue reading] about Celebration
This morning I finished the final draft of my second novel. It's done. I think. Or mostly done. I still plan to make a recording of myself reading it out loud, to catch any last little things, but mostly it's done. So why don't I feel like … [Continue reading] about Anticlimactic Milestones
I was reading this little zine of a book the other day. It's called Chandelier, written by Mieko Kawakami (and translated by David Boyd) and I got it for free at my local bookstore on Indie Bookstore Day back in April. It's a just a quick little … [Continue reading] about Books by Alexa