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
The Best Books I Read In 2018
I read about 65 books this year. Of those, nine works of fiction stand out in my mind as being particularly great reads. These are the books that stayed with […]
Writing Every Day (5 Things I’ve Learned)
If you’ve been a writer for any length of time you’ve probably heard people argue about writing every day. Stephen King is a pretty famous proponent of the practice, insisting […]
A Thanksgiving Poem
I will admit, it was the title of this poem that initially caught my eye, but it’s just beautiful. I hope you like it. Happy Thanksgiving. April returns like an […]
Setting Goals for a Writing Career
Last week I was at a Halloween party where a tarot card reader was telling fortunes. I love fortune tellers. I love to geek out over their predictions and try […]
Awesome Cover Ideas From My Family
In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d keep things light today and share some of the awesome cover ideas my family came up with over dinner last week: You can […]
Nineteen Nerd Words for Dictionary Day
Okay, so technically Dictionary Day was yesterday, but I’m celebrating all the same. HAPPY DICTIONARY DAY! Here are nineteen nerd words for all my word nerds out there.
Nine Years Blogging
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels This week marks my blog’s ninth birthday! Happy birthday little blog. What a year it’s been. I finished my manuscript (after nine long years of […]
The Lesson of the Super Suit Scene
I’ve been thinking a lot about this scene from the movie The Incredibles (the first one). In case you haven’t seen it, it comes near the end of the movie, […]
Google Maps Street View: An Awesome Writing Tool
I pulled up the town on Google Maps, chose a corner that made sense for this scene to take place on and hit Street View. So awesome.
Author Photo Decision Time
It seems to me that one of the reasons authors do what they do is that they get to hide behind their stories. Unlike musicians or actors, we get to […]