April Davila - Author
There's a kid's book called "Hippos Go Berserk," by Sandra Boynton. It's a favorite around our house. For those of you who don't know this little gem, allow me to share. It starts out with a drawing of a hippo, sitting at a table all by his (her?) … [Continue reading] about One Hippo, All Alone
I went back and looked at what I wrote on my day of writing, and you know what? It's not all bad. The thing I really have to let go of are these self-imposed deadlines. I've taken on the noble challenge of writing a novel. I did not sign up to write … [Continue reading] about I will not call it done just because I’m tired of working on it
Yesterday was my day long writing "retreat." It was good to get a big chunk of writing time in, but somehow I had built it up in my head too much. I had this idea that I was going to be able to rewrite the entire ending of my story, all in one … [Continue reading] about Oh, When Will This Ever End?
Doesn't that sound official? As it turns out, most applications for writing grants or residencies ask you what writing organizations you belong to. Well, my writing group has been meeting for two and a half years now. We go to readings, we talk … [Continue reading] about Rock Lake Writers Day-Long Retreat
I edit a lot of writing. In my work, I review the prose of CEOs and celebrities, assistants and managers. Some of them are actually very good writers, but the ones I really enjoy editing are not. There's something very satisfying about taking a … [Continue reading] about The Things We Capitalize
When my husband and I went to our girl's back to school night a couple of weeks ago, one of the things her kindergarten teacher asked us to do was to write a letter that he could keep in a file, to read to her in the event that there's a major … [Continue reading] about Writing Is Difficult For Writers
This is the end of my fifth week of full-time employment. I am very happy to say that I have kept up my practice of getting up at 5am to squeeze some writing in before the kids wake up and the chaos of the day takes over. I honestly didn't know if I … [Continue reading] about 5am is early