April Davila - Author
I started the new job last week, on Tuesday. In case you haven't been following along, my new position is with a civil engineering company. I'm doing technical writing, and working 80% full time, so I have Mondays off (which so far is awesome). You … [Continue reading] about When To Call a Book Done
I had a great week last week. I got a ton of writing done, I checked off about a dozen items from my long-standing to-do list, and on Friday, we took the kids to Disneyland. This is the first year we've gone in for the annual pass. We bought the … [Continue reading] about Balancing a Writing Life
Okay, okay, I'm exaggerating a bit. I'm not a full-time fiction writer. Yet. But I still have one more week until I start my new position as a full-time technical writer, and for these two short weeks between jobs, I am happily pretending that I am a … [Continue reading] about Life As a Full-Time Fiction Writer
Friday was my last day of work. As I have been working remotely all this time, I had to make my way down to Orange County to return all my company-owned gear: laptop, cell phone, back-up drive, various cords, company credit card, etc. And since it … [Continue reading] about Two Weeks
This should prove to be an interesting week. My company (for five more days) takes today off, so I don't have to work, making my last week with the company a short one, and frankly, I'm totally fine with that. I'm working to transfer all my files … [Continue reading] about Wrapping Things Up
Last week I told you that I was talking with an engineering company about a full-time writer position they are looking to fill. Shortly after I posted that, I had an in-person interview with the man who would be my supervisor, which went really well, … [Continue reading] about I Got the Job!
An interesting thing happened to me at work a couple weeks ago. I was on my regular conference call with a client, the President of a civil engineering company. We check in twice a month and he updates me on what's happening with the company, so … [Continue reading] about Unexpected Possibilities