APRIL DAVILA
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142 OSTRICHES
Set against the unexpected splendor of an ostrich ranch in the California desert, April Dávila’s beautifully written debut conjures an absorbing and compelling heroine in a story of courage, family and forgiveness.
“A vivid, uplifting debut...”
—Publishers Weekly
Recent Blog Posts
Lava Beds of California
In the far northeast corner of California the terrain takes on an otherworldly appearance. Tall cinder cones and deep craters mark the land’s lava beds.
Make It Easy On Yourself
I’ve applied this organizing principal to my writing and it works just as well at my desk as it does in my closet.
Writing Tip Tuesday: Quotation Marks
Welcome to Writing Tip Tuesday, the Quotation Marks edition. This is the seventh in a series of posts pulled from my free guide “On Not Writing Badly.”
Scrivener Snapshots
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California Cuisine
Focusing on high quality, local and seasonal ingredients, California Cuisine is characterized by a light touch.
The Big Box of ARC
The ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) is an early version of the book that gets sent out, way ahead of the publication date, to reviewers, news outlets, bloggers, etc.
Writing Tip Tuesday: Dashes & Hyphens
Welcome to Writing Tip Tuesday, the Dashes & Hyphens edition. This is the sixth in a series of posts pulled from my free guide “On Not Writing Badly.”
The Scrivener Inspector: Meta-Data
Today we’re exploring how to make use of custom meta-data in Scrivener.
Bedrock Mortars
Bedrock mortars are shallow pits, roughly 10cm in diameter, that were worn into flat rocks where native people crushed acorns into flour for cooking.
The Writing Time Calculation
The Writing Time Calculation goes something like this: [(My day) – (non-writing stuff) – (my novel)] / (other writing projects) = Time for other projects