April Davila - Author
I read 68 books this year (and counting). Of those, 10 works stand out in my mind as being particularly great reads. These are the books that stayed with me, made me think back on them long after I’d finished them. They are the books I’m telling my … [Continue reading] about The Best Books I Read in 2020
I've always shied away from anything that could be counted as a personal essay. There was always this little voice inside my head insisting that nobody wanted to hear about my life. I could make up stories, fine, yes, but to share actual truth? Why … [Continue reading] about Braving the Personal Essay
As has become a Thanksgiving tradition on this blog, I’d like to share a poem. This one is called The Blow, by Pablo Neruda. The Blow Ink that enchants me, drop after drop, guarding the path of my reason and unreason like the hardly visible … [Continue reading] about A Thanksgiving Poem: The Blow
I know things are crazy right now. Even if you don't live in the States, you've probably heard - we had an election yesterday. It's kind of big deal. But I'm not going to talk about politics. I voted. I did my part. Hopefully you did too. And … [Continue reading] about A Very Important Meeting
One of my biggest pet peeves in writing workshops is offering feedback on a story to a fellow student and hearing the phrase "yeah, I kind of knew that." Every time I have this interaction (and I feel like it has happened at least once in every … [Continue reading] about Don’t Waste Your Feedback Reads
I finished a draft of my new manuscript last week. This is Novel 2 (titles are hard, I'm not ready to commit). If you follow along, you know that I like to print out my drafts and put them in a drawer for a while. Letting a draft rest is the single … [Continue reading] about Letting A Draft Rest