{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 159 \u2013 April Davila - Meditation &amp; Writing","description":"Finding an agent and publisher was easy for&amp;nbsp;April Davila, an award-winning author who quit her job in 2016 to write&amp;nbsp; full-time. Her debut novel, 142 Ostriches, won the  WILLA Literary Awards for Women Writing the West. In this episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, host Lynne Golodner chats with April, a fourth-generation Californian who studied marine biology before being called to the written word. She honed her skills in marketing and technical writing jobs, dedicating early mornings to crafting fiction until she could finally make the transition to writing full-time. In this episode, Lynne and April discuss the lessons she learned along the way and why she pairs meditation with writing. &amp;nbsp; In this episode,&amp;nbsp;Lynne and April discuss:&amp;nbsp;   The inspiration behind 142 Ostriches   Handling rejection   Celebrating accolades   Being a mindful writer   Writing as a meditation   How meditation helps writers   Aligning entrepreneurship with writing&amp;nbsp;   &amp;nbsp; Links and Resources:&amp;nbsp;    142 Ostriches   Kensington Books   Mindfulness at Berkeley   Write with Lynne   &amp;nbsp; Find April Davila: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   If you enjoyed this episode, you\u2019ll like these other  Make Meaning Podcast episodes: Episode 96 \u2013 Jim Rajan \u2013 How to Leave Everything Behind  Episode 52 - Stacy Dockins - Journey to the Self  Episode 50 - Gautam Jain - Strengthening Intellect&amp;nbsp;  Episode 47 - Linda Makowski - Quieting the Mind  Episode 18 - Amy Haimerl - Shady Ladies &amp;amp; Detroit Hustle ","author_name":"The Make Meaning Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/makemeaning.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27914346\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/165269258"}