by Denise Vega | November 20, 2014 | Fade Away, Novels
So a couple of weeks ago I was working away on revisions for FADE AWAY and needed to think about the motivation behind a current scene. As I thought about it, the motivation began to take shape, to become a scene in and of itself. So I started to write the scene and...
by Denise Vega | June 17, 2014 | Writing Inspiration
As I was considering a title for this post, I looked up the word “mull.” The first definition is “to grind or mix thoroughly; pulverize.” I found this fascinating. If I was mulling feedback as opposed to mulling over feedback, my approach would...
by Denise Vega | August 23, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Some of you know that I’ve been using Scrivener software to write my current work-in-progress novel and it’s been great. I love how I can jump around, writing the scenes that most appeal to me on a particular day, move things here and there, leave notes,...
by Denise Vega | March 8, 2009 | Writing Inspiration
Okay, so I’ve already blown the 2009 resolution I made in my January entry. Bad Denise! But at least it wasn’t three or four months going by, which I know has happened in the past. So, to continue the absolutely fascinating saga of the progress (or not) that I’m...
by Denise Vega | December 19, 2008 | Writing Inspiration
We had the big discussion of my new novel at my critique group December 6 and it went very well. The best thing about it was that I had written questions ahead of time and notes about what I thought needed work and everything was validated by what the group said. It’s...
