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
4 Writing Challenges to Help You Finish 2017 Strong
There are 109 days left in 2017. Yikes, right? Here are 4 writing challenges to help you finish off 2017 strong.
Friends Becoming Enemies, Enemies Becoming Friends…
The story is just more interesting if allegiances shift over the course of the story: friends becoming enemies, enemies becoming friends.
Erin La Rosa and The Big Redhead Book
I asked Erin La Rosa if we could pick her brain a little about her writing, both in general, and in the context of The Big Redhead Book.
Reading #OutsideMyBookBubble
Commit right now to reading ten books by authors who don’t look like you. That’s the only rule. There’s no time frame, no genre requirement.
5 Ways to Make Big Chunks of Time to Write
It can be difficult to find big chunks of time to write. No lie. But sometimes, as writers, it’s essential. Here are 5 ways to make the time.
3 Reasons to Take A Writing Class, Even If You Think You Don’t Need To
I was reminded of these three reasons to take a writing class, even if you think you don’t need one. There’s always something to be learned.
Three Tips for Using the Scrivener Corkboard
These three little tricks transform the Scrivener Corkboard from a neat bit of functionality into a real resource for writers.
Using Jealousy to Illuminate What We Really Want
Using jealousy, we can illuminate what it is we really want out of life and then shift our efforts in the right direction.
22 Hours in an Ecuadorian Detainment Center
After food, water and a tight-fitting pair of jeans, a good book was the perfect thing to have with me for a day of detainment in a foreign county.
The Difference Between Writer Conferences and Blogger Conferences
I can now officially say (having been to both) that blogger conferences are really different from writer conferences. Here’s how.