April Davila - Author
The older I get, the more I recognize my writing brain and my editing brain as two distinct parts of myself. Writing Brain My writing brain is creative. It has all kinds of crazy ideas. This is the brain I need engaged when I'm working on a … [Continue reading] about Writing Brain and Editing Brain
A while back I wrote this blog post on 7 Tips for Working With Beta Readers, and I recently had a conversation that inspired me to add a few more thoughts on the topic. Consider this a bonus round. The conversation was with a client who, since … [Continue reading] about Working With Beta Readers (Bonus Round)
My husband told ChatGPT to write hip-hop lyrics about ostriches in the style of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. It wrote a whole song in a matter of seconds: Verse 1 (Dr. Dre): Yo, check it out, we're talkin' ostriches, These big ol' birds, they're so … [Continue reading] about Talkin’ ‘Bout the ‘Trich
Worrying about how people will respond to our writing can be paralyzing. In fact, it's number two on my list of things that masquerade as "writer's block." And make no mistake, fear of judgment is a powerful thing, even for those of us who insist we … [Continue reading] about Fear of Judgment
Your voice as a writer consists of the specific ways in which you tell stories. It's made up of the words you choose, the way you structure your sentences, the overall tone of your prose. It's what makes your writing uniquely yours. I like to think … [Continue reading] about Cultivate Your Voice as a Writer
One of the best lessons I learned by doing NaNoWriMo was that I can absolutely write faster than I ever thought I could. All it took was one simple thing to quadruple my writing speed. Who knew? Any Writing is Good Writing Years … [Continue reading] about How to Write Faster
When we're working on a longer project, like a novel or memoir, it can be easy to lose sight of how much work we're actually doing. I see this happen in two ways. For both groups of people (or if you're not sure which category you fall into) I … [Continue reading] about Track Your Writing