April Davila - Author
As I mentioned in my last post, my one goal for 2015 is to start actively taking notes about the world around me. As writers, the one thing we must be is observant, and I think the practice of actively looking and (most importantly) taking notes is … [Continue reading] about Why I Love Instagram
I am so excited for 2015, mostly because 2014 sucked - culminating in a broken wrist that had me out of commission for almost a month. Well, out of commission is relative. The truth is, I already had a week of vacation time planned for Christmas, so … [Continue reading] about Writing Goals for 2015
There are not a lot of injuries that can take a writer out of commission. Broken ribs, cracked femurs, severed toes - I'm not saying I want any of these troubles, but the truth is, a broken wrist/hand/finger is particularly frustrating to me as a … [Continue reading] about My Broken Wrist
Lovely readers, it's been too long. About a year ago, I posted that I was feeling overwhelmed and that something had to go, to make space for my top two loves (family and fiction) as well as work (boo). Since that last post, I've found myself … [Continue reading] about A New Look for My Blog
I had a nightmare the other night that I had shaved my head. It wasn't the baldness that upset me so much, in fact, in the dream it felt like a great burden had been lifted. The thing that bothered me was that I botched the job. I missed whole … [Continue reading] about Ruthless Me
Every year the holidays seem to come faster. That is, the days zip past a little quicker, and it's harder to find time for all the important things like building gingerbread houses, visiting Santa, and yes, continuing to work on the novel. The whole … [Continue reading] about Writing Through the Holidays
It took me most of last week to recover from the fabulous ordeal of the Tough Mudder. I thought I was fine on Monday, but the tired just clung to me like a toddler that doesn't want to take a bath. On Saturday night I bailed on Daniel (we had plans … [Continue reading] about We Now Return To Our Regularly Scheduled Programming