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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
Forty Years
I’m thinking about making a (semi) major story adjustment. I’m considering moving the whole tale about forty years into the […]
Why Ostriches?
When I tell people that my novel is set on an ostrich farm in the southern California desert, the question […]
The Winner Is
Thank you all so much for your input. Many good arguments were made, as were many interesting suggestions for that […]
Tal(l)ula(h) Jones
Okay faithful readers, I need your help. A very important question has been plaguing my brain. As you’ve no doubt […]
Learning To Shoot, In the Name of Fiction
That was why I was there in the first place: to shoot the gun that my character fires, to know what it really feels like.
Where Inspiration Waits
Last week I worked on my outline. By laying out a sequence of cards, and forcing myself to work all […]
Scene By Scene
To my great disappointment, I wasn’t able to get to the gun shop last week. We had friends and family […]
Moving Out Of My Comfort Zone
I have never held a gun. Water pistol? Yes. A very heavy and seemingly life-like prop gun? Check. I even […]
Ode To My Husband
Last night I was in the shower and my husband, who knows I’m working on making my protagonist more three […]
The Little Things
As I mentioned last week, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about character. In fact, I am thinking […]