April Davila - Author
I've never done NaNoWriMo. At least, not really. And I've been losing sleep over whether I should join up for NaNoWriMo 2016. Previous NaNoWriMo Fails The main reason I've never participated is that, since I've been aware of the challenge, I've … [Continue reading] about NaNoWriMo 2016
This week marks 7 years of blogging! I can hardly believe it. Back when I started blogging, I was a grad student working on my first novel about an ostrich farm. Now, all these years later, I'm a writer still working on my first novel about an … [Continue reading] about 7 Years of Blogging
In the time since I started my novel, I have honed my elevator pitch. After eight years working on it, I thought I was getting pretty good at it. Every time someone asked "so, what's your novel about?" I practiced giving them the short version. But … [Continue reading] about The Elevator Pitch
With just a month to go before I finish what I expect will be the last draft of my novel, I'm starting to think about where to put my chapter breaks. My Story Then story I'm telling on is pretty straight forward. The time period of the story is … [Continue reading] about Deciding Where to Put Chapter Breaks
I just got back from attending the Write on the Sound 2016 conference, about 15 miles north of Seattle in Edmonds. I will admit to being a little skeptical. My dad and I chose the conference because it was conveniently located - quite possible the … [Continue reading] about My Time at Write on the Sound 2016
I am super excited to report that tomorrow morning, bright and early, I am hopping on a plane to the great northwest for the Write on the Sound conference just outside Seattle. I'm actually flying into Spokane, and my dad is picking me up there as he … [Continue reading] about Write on the Sound
On Saturday night I read a short story I've been working on at a Literary Salon hosted by Alexandra D'Italia, professional writing coach at The Writing Leap here in Los Angeles, and my writing buddy. … [Continue reading] about The Writing Leap Literary Salon