April Daugherty

Writer, reader, and coffee drinker ☕️🖋📚

[April Daugherty @ajonesdaugherty]

@Coach_Rey1906 @ShaeRey13 LOVE his name. He is absolutely precious. Congratulations!!

[April Daugherty @ajonesdaugherty]

When your target app asks kindly, “Would you like a Starbucks with your drive-up order?” Why, yes. Yes I would.

[April Daugherty @ajonesdaugherty]

When 24-yo Virginia sleeps, Kairos wakes. Ryk, the only human in Kairos, sees the last Dreamer at the edges of the light. Hunted by day for her magic, falling into dreams at night—who will find her first? The hunters who end dreams or the man living inside them?#NA #F #MoodPitch

[April Daugherty @ajonesdaugherty]

unsure how I’d feel on the other side of receiving my own feedback. Would I be crushed? Elated? Or somewhere in between? But I feel GOOD. Tired, but encouraged. She told me to resubmit when I’m done. I will. I’m deeply thankful and excited to get back to work. (But first a nap…)

[April Daugherty @ajonesdaugherty]

This morning (very early in Houston) I had an #Agent121. Those 15 mins. were invaluable. So I want to share some reflections before my tiredness wins out over my 3 cups of coffee.
#amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity

[April Daugherty @ajonesdaugherty]

seek it out. If you cringe at the idea of hearing anything negative, get feedback anyway. Change your attitude, and seek good advice. Last night I couldn’t sleep knowing I had to wake up at 4:30am. My Kindle kept me company way past midnight as I tried to calm my mind. I was

[April Daugherty @ajonesdaugherty]

be better. And it will still be mine! She didn’t tell me to change my idea. She liked my idea! She didn’t tell me to throw out anything important. She liked my writing and plot. She told me how to make a good story great. This is a PROCESS. If you haven’t had feedback like this,

[April Daugherty @ajonesdaugherty]

I moved scenes. I rewrote scenes. I have endless drafts of query letters. This is what I want, and I have pursed it diligently. But there’s always more I can do. Today, I realized that’s not bad news. It’s not. Because my story on the other side will be tighter, stronger. It will