by Denise Vega | February 26, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s prompt was : She looked around, then wondered what she was seeing because she couldn’t quite understand it. Here’s what I came up with: She looked around, blinking in the sudden darkness. Three pinpricks of light winked and...
by Denise Vega | February 22, 2013 | Novels
Today we’ll be looking at Through to You by debut author Emily Hainsworth. Let’s look at what Emily does to hook us on the first page of this novel. The Page ONE It’s the same dream I’ve been having for the past two months–Viv...
by Denise Vega | February 21, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
So back on November 1, I wrote a bit of a parody on NaNoWriMo called NaNoWriPro. Today I want to explore the phenomenon of procrastination a bit more seriously because I’m the Queen of Procrastination. I always knew I was a bit addicted to e-mail and the...
by Denise Vega | February 20, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and I wanted to share an interesting blog post from the Literacy, families and learning blog. The post was called Why Older Readers Should Read Picture Books. It’s a great exploration of the importance of picture books. One thing...
by Denise Vega | February 19, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s prompt was : Even in summer, the front yard… Here’s what I came up with: Even in summer, the front yard was barren, the grass brown and flat, the few bushes near the house producing only a few green leaves, not enough to signal there was any...
