April Davila - Author
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
I recently re-read Lonesome Dove. I wanted to read it more critically this time, to really consider why it captivated me so excruciatingly the first time I read it. At nearly 1000 pages, the worst thing about it is that it's not longer. I feel like I … [Continue reading] about Comparing Prose
It's official. I am way too old to be staying up all night partying. It took me about five days to recover from my adventures in the desert last weekend. Not that I even drank all that much. I was just so freaking tired. But whatever I REGRET … [Continue reading] about Making Use of Discarded Pages