by Denise Vega | March 14, 2013 | Book Marketing, Writer Tips & Tools
Last week I brought up some questions to better help focus my description of my books and to help answer the question: “What’s in it for me?” from a potential reader. I decided to select a book that remains in the shadow of its buddy: Access Denied...
by Denise Vega | March 13, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll be talking about the delicate tightrope walk we make between using enough, not enough, or too many words in our picture books. I think this is one of the hardest parts of being “just” the writer. If I also...
by Denise Vega | March 12, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s prompt was : Cassandra wasn’t your normal, average bear. No, she… Here’s what I came up with: Cassandra wasn’t your normal, average bear. No, she was not. For one thing, she was small (like a mouse). And hard (not stuffed). And...
by Denise Vega | March 8, 2013 | Novels
Today we’ll be looking at Swoon at Your Own Risk by award-winning author Sydney Salter. Let’s look at what Sydney does to hook us on the first page. The Page Chapter One I am not noticing his green eyes. Or the way the sun has already streaked his...
by Denise Vega | March 7, 2013 | Book Marketing, Writer Tips & Tools
Back in October, I covered the idea of writing a summary of your story in my post Jumpstart #4: Know What Your Story is About. My main focus was mostly on a summary helping us drill down to the essence of our story and use it as a guide for writing it. Recently I was...
