April Davila - Author
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw a photo I posted of my marathon bib when it arrived in the mail. Here it is: The race is this Sunday. I won't be there. Marathon fail. … [Continue reading] about Marathon Fail: I Won’t Be Running Anywhere on Sunday
For many years, while I was working full time, I got up early to write before my kids woke up and things got hectic. As a die-hard night owl, adjusting to that schedule was rough. I'm not gunna lie. It took me a about eighteen months to settle in, … [Continue reading] about Seven Tips for Getting Up Early to Write (Even if You’re a Night Owl)
This is a text exchange I had recently with a good friend and fellow writer who is determined to get her debut novel out to agents this March. We both have novels we’ve been working on for a while. A long while. Every year we say this is the year. … [Continue reading] about Let’s Get Our Damn Books to Agents This March
Before Saturday, I had never been to a literary salon. I guess I figured they were a thing of the past. When I pictured a literary salon I saw Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, and Lytton Strachey sitting around smoking cigarettes and drinking … [Continue reading] about A Modern Literary Salon
A couple of years back, I taught a class on writing well. My students were super smart engineers, who happened to write poorly. The aim wasn't to turn them into brilliant storytellers, but rather, to ensure that they could communicate their ideas … [Continue reading] about On Writing Well
A few months back I shared a submission spreadsheet that I created in Google docs to track when and where I submit my short stories. If you missed that post, you can check it out here for a full explanation of what this thing is all about. Since … [Continue reading] about My Updated Submission Spreadsheet
I hate premature declarations. If I walk into a store the day after halloween and see Christmas decorations, I am likely to leave. Likewise, I hear people talk about the end of summer in July and can't help but think "whaaaa?" That said, for me, … [Continue reading] about The End of Summer