by Denise Vega | July 27, 2017 | Achieve goals, Motivation, Writer Tips & Tools, Writing Inspiration
“You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.” ~ Bill Watterson Like this post? Subscribe to my Blab-o-Denise blog and receive notifications of new posts by email! Email Address Subscribe This...
by Denise Vega | March 17, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Recently I was listening to an audiobook and one question really struck me: “Are you telling yourself you’re working hard, but you’re mostly doing busy work, avoiding the difficult stuff?” Eek. Yes, there are some things we...
by Denise Vega | October 1, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
When I was attending the RMC-SCBWI Letters & Lines Fall Conference, my roommate, Cheryl Reifsnyder, kickass writer and human being, mentioned a book that is already changing my writing life: The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity by...
by Denise Vega | September 10, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
“If you have a reason, you don’t have a result.” – T. Harv Eker I heard this recently and it has stuck with me. In other words, if I’ve got reasons or excuses around something, I haven’t accomplished what I want to accomplish....
by Denise Vega | August 28, 2014 | Fade Away, Novels, Revision
I always tell people how much I love revision and I do. I love that I have something to work with. I love all the new ideas and possibilities for the story. It’s exciting and invigorating. But now that I’m in it, here’s what I know about revision: It...
