April Davila - Author
The Dead Bears, as they are often called, seem to lie in wait all over northern California. Keep an eye out and you will see them, alone or in their congo line, frolicking along the back windows of cars, proudly displayed on clothing, even … [Continue reading] about Dead Bears
I thought I might take a moment and talk about a great piece of writing advice I heard recently on the OtherPPL podcast. In case you're unfamiliar, the OtherPPL podcast is an author interview show hosted by Brad Listi and it is not to be missed. … [Continue reading] about Follow The Enthusiasm
Welcome to Writing Tip Tuesday, the Basic Punctuation edition. This is the fourth in a series of posts pulled from my free guide "On Not Writing Badly." You can download the whole thing by filling out this form, or, if you'd rather not subscribe to … [Continue reading] about Writing Tip Tuesday: Basic Punctuation
To take notes in Scrivener, click on the icon that looks like a little notebook in the Inspector. While "notes" is actually pretty self-explanatory, there are a few sneaky little things to pay attention to here. The Synopsis The top half … [Continue reading] about The Scrivener Inspector: Notes
Banana slugs are slimy, shell-less mollusks that can grow to be longer than nine inches and come in a variety of shades of yellow. They are detritovores, consuming the fallen biomaterial on forest floors along the Pacific Coast but avoiding … [Continue reading] about Banana Slugs
Progress on my second novel stalled out a bit over the summer (don't forget, you can now pre-order my debut on Amazon). Of course schedules always get a little hectic with the kids off school, and we did take a big family vacation, but the thing that … [Continue reading] about Tracking My Writing Goals
Welcome to Writing Tip Tuesday, the Commonly Misused Words edition. This is the third in a series of posts pulled from my free guide "On Not Writing Badly." You can download the whole thing by filling out this form, or, if you'd rather not subscribe … [Continue reading] about Writing Tip Tuesday: Commonly Misused Words