by Denise Vega | July 23, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
I’m big on re-visioning and always make the point in the classes I teach that revision isn’t just changing a word here or there or moving a paragraph. It’s re-visioning your story, seeing it from a different angle, reshaping it into something new....
by Denise Vega | July 19, 2013 | Novels, Writer Tips & Tools
If you’ve kept up with my blog, you know I’m a big fan of agent Donald Maass and his books on writing. (See “Writer’s Studio: Adding Tension to a Scene” and “Writer’s Studio: Constructing a Scene.”) I recently finished...
by Denise Vega | May 27, 2013 | Fact of Life #31, Writing Inspiration
I had a lot of fun working on the Buchanan Field Report when I was writing the book. If you haven’t read it, the Buchanan Field Report (aka the BFR) is a notebook that Kat’s best friend, Christy Buchanan, keeps. It’s kind of like a mini tabloid,...
by Denise Vega | April 25, 2010 | Writing Inspiration
So my hubby and youngest ran in the Cherry Creek Sneak (5K) and it was great exercise and a gorgeous day. Our other two kids begged off to sleep in – ah, the teen years. I did start my new book – as yet untitled – and have written two whole chapters. But I really like...
