by Denise Vega | July 7, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
It’s been three weeks since I’ve posted and it’s mostly because I’ve been working on my YA–yay! Slow and steady progress. This video is of me cleaning our pool. To pick up as much debris as possible, I have to push the vacuum very...
by Denise Vega | March 31, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
To me, knowing when you’re story is finished–that is, ready to go to your critique group or an agent or editor–is the $64,000 question. How do we know? In one of my Find a Publisher training series videos, I present a checklist that helps me...
by Denise Vega | November 19, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
Last week I broke down in my therapist’s office, overwhelmed with missing my mom. I’d been feeling out of sorts since I’d hit that wall I talked about last week—apathetic, even as I forged onward, going through the motions of my tasks each day,...
by Denise Vega | November 12, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
Last week I went to a book reading and signing for Ellen Hopkins’ new book, Traffick, the sequel to Tricks (love you, Ellen! xo). Someone in the audience asked her what she does when she’s blocked and she said she doesn’t get blocked too often, but...
by Denise Vega | April 21, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
I’ve missed posting the last two weeks because I’ve been deep into rewrites and revisions, immersed in the story and characters, in a race to get it to my agent so she has time to read it and send comments before she goes on maternity leave. Nothing like...
