by Denise Vega | December 22, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
Argh. For some reason my post didn’t publish yesterday as schedule! So here it is… One of the biggest challenges I now face is keeping up with the writing practice I developed during NaNoWriMo. Beyond whether I’m a fast writer or a slow writer is the...
by Denise Vega | December 8, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
I’m still flying high from participating in NaNoWriMo, and find myself working on the book almost every day since writing every day feels more like a habit now. To keep it going, I have to continue to: Create a new deadline. My next...
by Denise Vega | June 28, 2013 | Writer Tips & Tools
One of the writers in my check in group commented on not making her goals last week and said she spend a good chunk of time thinking about her story and asked, tongue-in-cheek: “Doesn’t that count?” But we all know it does. In our productive,...
by Denise Vega | May 17, 2013 | Writer Tips & Tools
Many writers say they work better on a deadline, whether it’s a contract deadline, an agent excited about their next book, or a contest. All of those are external forces pushing us to complete a project by a certain time. But what about setting our own...
by Denise Vega | May 2, 2013 | Writer Tips & Tools
When I’ve had a few days (or more) go by without working on my book, I sometimes have trouble getting back into it. I write about this topic a lot because I always get a lot of questions about it in my classes and also because it’s always good to remind...
