by Denise Vega | April 7, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
I just had the very best time ever in Michigan. I was the guest author for RAP–Reading Appreciation Week. I got to visit two middle schools and doing a special presentation at the local public library. Students had to meet reading goals to be able to come to my...
by Denise Vega | April 3, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
Saturday I gave two sessions and sat on an author panel at the 18th Annual Teen Lit Conference in Denver. The theme was censorship and there were some great keynote speeches on the topic by authors Kelly Milner Halls and my pal Julie Anne Peters. It was a blast. It...
by Denise Vega | March 15, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
Look! Three entries in a row. It’s a miracle. Because I’ve been away from it so long, I’m re-reading the pages I’ve written for the unsequel, trying not to do any line editing, which is hard for me. I’m a fix-it-as-I-go person, but that...
by Denise Vega | March 14, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
The last week or so I’ve been working on revisions for picture books. I revised a manuscript called A MARIGOLD FOR MIGUEL, which had come close in the New Voices contest at Lee & Low Books. I got great feedback from an editor there (who is now my editor at...
by Denise Vega | March 13, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
Friday I went to my critique group meeting and got feedback on my young adult novel, FACT OF LIFE #31. As usual, the group had a lively discussion, varying from “it’s practically perfect in every way” to “you had three or four climaxes and...
