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
Life/Family/Career
Forget everything I said about how easy it is to spend the days with the kids and write at night. That worked for about two weeks. The fact is, business […]
WCOC
I went to Word Camp Orange County this weekend. A conference all about WordPress. Super nerdy. Super fun. And I learned a lot. I went because the company I’m working […]
Unions, Health Insurance and “Knife Fight”
I am super excited to say that I am now an official member of the National Writer’s Union. I would say “card carrying member,” but I didn’t get a card, […]
Special Time
Wait. What? How did a whole week go by? I’ve been pretty distracted with the full time mom thing. In fact, between that last sentence and this one, I helped […]
Sorry, Kid
Writing is full of delicious highs and gutter-licking lows. It’s a bitter sweet life. Know what else is bitter sweet? Being a film producer. I mentioned in a post a […]
Tending My (Dis)Satisfaction
I read a story once about an old woman who was moving to a retirement home. Her son helped her out of the car and said something like “let’s go […]
Stop With the Brilliant Ideas, Already
I had this great idea for an article about five minutes ago. An interesting, research-heavy piece about a topic that’s getting a lot of attention lately. I even know the […]
Victorville, CA
If you’re ever feeling like a complete wreak, do a little reading up on Victorville, California and you’ll feel better about your life. Unless, of course, you happen to live […]
Siren Call
An interesting thing has happened with my novel. I’ve reached a point where it is no longer daunting to work on it. Instead of forcing myself to sit and write, […]
Just When I Thought It Was Safe
About four months after the birth of my daughter I was walking home from the store, pushing the stroller, when I suddenly turned and threw my guts up onto Beverly […]