April Davila - Author
A few years ago I quit drinking. It's changed my life, honestly. I sleep better, I'm more patient with my kids, and my writing improved on two fronts. The first was that I had an easier time getting up in the morning to write (no brainer, that one). … [Continue reading] about Celebrate Milestones
This morning I submitted the final edits of my manuscript to my editor. I've been working on it since November first (with a few weeks off there in December while the kids were on vacation), and it blows my mind that I could spend that much time … [Continue reading] about Final Edits (Round Two)
I have three weeks until the latest draft of novel is due to my editor and I'm surfing some serious waves of self doubt. I look at what's on the page and I think "how did I ever get a book deal?" Then I turn the page and I think "actually, this isn't … [Continue reading] about Waves of Self Doubt (and a knock knock joke)
Over the past nine years I have used this platform to share what I've learned about the craft of writing as I worked toward finishing my manuscript, finding an agent and selling my debut novel. I've spent a lot of time thinking about the act of … [Continue reading] about My In-Person Creative Writing Class
I went to a reading in November at Skylight Books to hear Wayétu Moore discuss her recent debut novel She Would Be King. Without giving too much away, it's a cross between a slave narrative and a super hero story and it's no surprise that the book is … [Continue reading] about Rules of the World
I read about 65 books this year. Of those, nine works of fiction stand out in my mind as being particularly great reads. These are the books that stayed with me, made me think back on them long after I'd finished them. They are the books I'm telling … [Continue reading] about The Best Books I Read In 2018
If you've been a writer for any length of time you've probably heard people argue about writing every day. Stephen King is a pretty famous proponent of the practice, insisting that he writes 1,000 words a day, no exceptions. I don't. So I've … [Continue reading] about Writing Every Day (5 Things I’ve Learned)