by Denise Vega | April 3, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
In 2002, I finished a novel that I absolutely loved and turned it into my critique group. It had started out as a 13-chapter middle school book called My Own Two Feet and morphed into a 31-chapter book (yes, 13 transposed!) called Click Here (to find out how i...
by Denise Vega | April 17, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll be talking about circular/circle back endings and “book ends” – beginnings and endings that compliment each other. This technique is very common in a lot of books, not just picture books, but it’s...
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 | August 13, 2009 | Writing Inspiration
Well, I haven’t written the last chapter, but I’ve written the big climax scene. I wrote it on the RMC-SCBWI summer retreat and it’s smokin’. Now I’m writing all the scenes that lead up to the climax. And I have a decent idea of the final scene of the book, so that’s...
