by Denise Vega | February 15, 2013 | Novels
Today we’ll be looking at Bull Rider by award-winning author Suzanne Morgan Williams. Bull Rider has received multiple awards and deservedly so. Let’s look at what Suzy does to hook us on the first page. The Page Chapter OneFolks in Salt Lick say I...
by Denise Vega | February 8, 2013 | Novels, Writer Tips & Tools
Today we’ll be looking at Tilt by award-winning and NYT best-selling author Ellen Hopkins. Ellen writes YA novels in verse where every word, every placement of word, is deliberate. Let’s look at what Ellen does to hook us in the first few stanzas. The Page...
by Denise Vega | January 25, 2013 | Novels
Today we’ll be looking at Indigo Magic (Zaria Tourmaline series) by award-winning author Victoria Hanley. Let’s look at what Victoria does to hook us in the first few paragraphs. The Page The glacier spell is one of the most feared in Feyland, for glacier...
by Denise Vega | January 18, 2013 | Novels
Today we’ll be looking at It’s Our Prom (So Deal With It) by award-winning author Julie Anne Peters. Let’s look at what Julie does to hook us in the first few paragraphs. The Page There must be an epidemic of flu or cold virus going around, because...
by Denise Vega | January 4, 2013 | Novels, Writer Tips & Tools
You’ve probably heard about creating a scene that is basically a mini-story with a beginning, middle and end and that shows some kind of change in the character or new knowledge. I heard this after my books were already published, but am working hard to include...
by Denise Vega | September 20, 2012 | Novels, Writer Tips & Tools
As I noted in the first Writer’s Studio, back in January I hit a wall with my new YA novel and knew I needed to set it aside for awhile. (For the record I burst into tears, e-mailed my group and told my husband I felt like a failure, and then ate too much...
