by Denise Vega | April 4, 2013 | Book Marketing, Writer Tips & Tools
Everyone feels the effects of social media overload. I’ve been to many sessions about social media marketing and leave either excited to re-double my efforts or exhausted because of everything that’s out there. It really comes down to two guidelines that...
by Denise Vega | April 3, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Many people have heard the story of how Build a Burrito came to be. That it was accepted for publication in 2001, but wasn’t published until 2008, a full seven years after acceptance! That was due to a lot of things, but the final product was a fun book that...
by Denise Vega | March 29, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
So back in January I set up my 2013 Writing Goals and for the first time ever, tried to set goals that I could actually meet. I’ve actually completed goals 1 and 2 and am focused on #3, where I am trying an experiment. I’m using Blake Snyder’s Save...
by Denise Vega | March 27, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll look at a book that is designed to be interactive, to spark a child’s imagination: What Do You See? by Judith Snyder, illustrated by Brad Davies. In the classes I teach on writing picture books, we talk a lot about...
by Denise Vega | March 26, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s prompt was: The letter was on the table. Gregory couldn’t take his eyes off of it. He… Here’s what I came up with: The letter was on the table. Gregory couldn’t take his eyes off of it. He took a step toward it, then stopped,...
