Comments for Kelly Davio

Comment on What Happened to April, Or: I have Developed a Close, Personal Relationship with Lysol by N2

N2 — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:12:28 +0000

Oh Doll, I am so sorry these thieves violated your home. Maybe a short story, or novel!, fueled by all the revenge fantasies that must have gone through your mind would be a good purge…

Quick and dirty backup routine for me with my novel before traveling is to send the latest version to myself on e-mail. Then, whatever might happen to my computer in transit, I can always pick up the last version from wherever I am through e-mail. I also do this when I finish a work spurt. Give you a feeling of security about your writing work if nothing else.

x0, N2

Comment on The Books That Made My Week by jpon

jpon — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:48:22 +0000

A stellar lineup indeed! I’m looking forward to reading several of these myself.

Comment on What Happened to April, Or: I have Developed a Close, Personal Relationship with Lysol by Kelly Davio

Kelly Davio — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:40:45 +0000

Thanks, Roxane. I’m feeling a little bit better about things every day, and this book will eventually get finished once my head is back in the game. It’s amazing how much the whole thing threw me, but I hope I’ll be normal and sane and happy and writing again soon.

Comment on What Happened to April, Or: I have Developed a Close, Personal Relationship with Lysol by Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:19:29 +0000

Ugh. What a violation, Kelly. I’m so sorry this happened. I too would be bereft about not being able to work on my writing. That’s so wonderful that those people at the coin shop did such a fine and decent thing. I hope the writing is going well and that you’re feeling better.

Comment on What Happened to April, Or: I have Developed a Close, Personal Relationship with Lysol by Kelly Davio

Kelly Davio — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:56:10 +0000

Thank you, Helen. I hope that May will be a good turnaround. It’s already feeling much better than April!

Joe, you’re so right; it really did restore my faith in humanity to have complete strangers help me out in such a dramatic way.

Comment on What Happened to April, Or: I have Developed a Close, Personal Relationship with Lysol by jpon

jpon — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:53:08 +0000

So glad you were able to get the laptop back, but sorry about the family items. If there’s anything good to come of this I guess it’s that it’s nice to know some people (the ones at the coin shop) are so willing to help.

Comment on What Happened to April, Or: I have Developed a Close, Personal Relationship with Lysol by Helen Smith

Helen Smith — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:54:27 +0000

What a miserable thing to happen. I’m glad they caught the thieves. May will be better. Good luck with finishing the book, Kelly.

Comment on What I’m Reading: In Praise of Lists by Monday Morning Mashup: 4/9/12 | Jan Morrill Writes

Monday Morning Mashup: 4/9/12 | Jan Morrill Writes — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:09:17 +0000

[...] an article about her ongoing search for lists of books put out by small presses, titled “What I’m Reading: In Praise of Lists.” In her post, she says, “over the years, I’ve been sorry to see that many [...]

Comment on What I’m Reading: In Praise of Lists by janmorrill

janmorrill — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:51:12 +0000

Thanks, Kelly. I look forward to perusing the books on this list, but most of all, I was happy to read a post by someone so fond of small press books and books that are not “a bunch of so-so books by friends of the list-maker.”

Comment on What I’m Reading: In Praise of Lists by jpon

jpon — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:28:47 +0000

Interesting how you got into indie lit. And if the truth be told, you were one of the influences on my turning in that direction, so your serendipitous reading of the Slate article had a ripple effect.

And as a side note, it’s also interesting to see how writers’ works are influenced by the books they read. As I read the submissions of queries and samples for LA Review’s self-published book reviews, it’s easy to spot the writers who have only read the mainstream novels, and not much else. Not bad writing, but so formulaic and uninspiring, it could only come from reading too much Danielle Steele and John LeCarre. But a couple of real jewels in the pile too.

I’ll have to blog about it on Saturday.