April Davila - Author
If you follow me on Facebook, you probably saw me pushing info on the Tongue and Groove reading that happened last night at the Hotel Cafe. It's a monthly event hosted by Conrad Romo. It has officially become my new favorite literary event here in … [Continue reading] about An Awesome Night at the Hotel Cafe
I know I am not alone in the fact that reading my work in front of crowds makes me nervous. I know this. But knowing it doesn't make it any easier. Whenever I am faced with the exciting opportunity to read my work for a group of people I start … [Continue reading] about Watch Me Turn Red
Check it out - a book I helped write is coming out soon: The publisher, Elisa Parhad, was a neighbor of mine for many years. When I met her, she was working on the very first of her EyeMuse Books travel series - a book on New Mexico. It's a … [Continue reading] about Southern California – the Book
I was chatting with a friend the other day. He's all stressed out because he works too much and his baby girl (poor thing) was super sick. I told him I was planning on taking Labor Day weekend to work on my novel and he replied: "I vaguely remember … [Continue reading] about Just Because I Don’t Get Paid, Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Work
As I mentioned a couple weeks back, I have officially made the decision to let go of working as a freelance writer ever again. I love my job, I only work four days a week, which leaves me some solid time on Mondays to work on my fiction, and I get a … [Continue reading] about Updating My Dreams
Okay, so I had a slightly more elaborate post in store for today, but I'm just swamped with last minute preparations for my sister's wedding, so instead I will simply share this little gem, made by a certain kindergartener two years ago. It's such a … [Continue reading] about Storytelling 101
I didn't get much writing done last week. We're in the final stretch leading up to my sister's wedding, and I've been spending a lot of time on preparations. Last week, I was wrapping up plans for the bachelorette party on Friday (so excited!) and on … [Continue reading] about Seven Years Down, Three to Go