April Davila - Author
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels This week marks my blog's ninth birthday! Happy birthday little blog. What a year it's been. I finished my manuscript (after nine long years of work) in December of last year. I found myself a super awesome … [Continue reading] about Nine Years Blogging
I've been thinking a lot about this scene from the movie The Incredibles (the first one). In case you haven't seen it, it comes near the end of the movie, when the big bad is attacking the city. It's the Super Suit Scene. I Am The Greatest … [Continue reading] about The Lesson of the Super Suit Scene
Before I jump into this week's post, I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone who gave an opinion on last week's post. Your feedback is so helpful. It's looking like the orange background is going to win it, but I'll let you know when I make my final … [Continue reading] about Google Maps Street View: An Awesome Writing Tool
It seems to me that one of the reasons authors do what they do is that they get to hide behind their stories. Unlike musicians or actors, we get to put our art out into the world without being the face of that art, which suits me just fine. I have … [Continue reading] about Author Photo Decision Time
I have been holding out on you, dear readers. For almost two months now I've been dying to tell you the news, but I didn't want to jinx anything. I'm superstitious like that. But the paperwork has been signed, it's all official. My manuscript was … [Continue reading] about “142 Ostriches” Is Getting Published!
I don't know about you, but when I'm writing, I find it damn near impossible to answer the question: what should I eat? For that matter, I'm not a big fan of salads, but I know they're good for me. For years I would just eat what was convenient when … [Continue reading] about Setting Ourselves Up To Eat Well
When I was a kid, I HATED running. Hated it. Here in California, in middle school, we were forced to run with the goal of a ten-minute mile (which I never hit - not once) and every time I was pushed onto that hot, bleak track, I would spend the … [Continue reading] about Novels Are Marathons, Short Stories Are Sprints