by Denise Vega | June 14, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
Those of you who are novelists reading this will probably be able to relate to the joys and sorrows of revision. In revising and rewriting my young adult novel, Fact of Life #31, I realized I had to lose a favorite scene. It was a long scene, over several pages, and I...
by Denise Vega | June 3, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
May 4 & 5 I was in PA, first in Sewickley where I had a fab author visit at the rockin’ Quaker Valley Middle School. What a welcome, what a talented group of students, faculty, and administration. When you have a principal who is also a film actor,...
by Denise Vega | June 2, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
Once again I’m stunned by my sporadic entries. But not really. April and May were jammed with wonderful author visits and speaking engagements and I haven’t had time for much else. In April I got to visit Merrill Middle School in Denver and had a lot of...
by Denise Vega | April 26, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
We’ve started our home renovation so I’m back and forth between our house and my mother-on-law’s. So far it’s working out pretty well. I’ve started revising my YA novel, Fact of Life #31, and it’s going well. My group was right on...
by Denise Vega | April 13, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
Sunday I had the privilege of working with several very talented teen writers in Broomfield, CO. These folks were willing to be inside on a beautiful Colorado day to hang out with me, talk, and WRITE. We did lots of writing and let me tell you, these writers can...
