by Denise Vega | March 22, 2013 | Writer Tips & Tools
I was intrigued by “The Bestselling Children’s Books of 2012” in Publisher’s Weekly (March 17) and wanted to take a closer look at some aspects of the e-book list. E-book sales start with 200,000+ in sales and work their way down to 25,000+....
by Denise Vega | March 21, 2013 | Picture Books
As a co-Regional Advisor for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), we are constantly on the lookout for agents who represent picture book writers (not just writer-illustrators) because we have so many...
by Denise Vega | March 20, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll be looking at where we get our ideas. This is a question that often comes up when I do author visits and it’s a good one. In honor of the recently passed St. Patrick’s Day, I wanted to share how author...
by Denise Vega | March 19, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s exercise was to help us get mentally prepared by thinking about where we left off on our manuscript and deciding where we wanted to go from there. I decided to focus on the novel, because I did a lot of work on it over the weekend and want to keep up the...
by Denise Vega | March 15, 2013 | Novels
Today we’ll be looking at The Leanin’ Dog by award-winning author K.A. Nuzum. Let’s look at what K.A. does to hook us on the first page. The Page 1 Just Like I Used To I shoved my braids up into my woolen cap, pulled the itchy thing farther down over...
