by Denise Vega | May 5, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
Last Saturday I attended a Nonfiction Summit hosted by the Rocky Mountain Chapter Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. I arrived sans ideas—I was going purely to learn and be open to whatever might come my way. I have published some...
by Denise Vega | April 21, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
Two weeks ago I wrote about not making time for my novel. I pledged to work on it every day, even if it was only for ten or fifteen minutes. I’d like to say that I didn’t write a post last week because I was deep into working on that book. But I...
by Denise Vega | April 7, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
Because I’m doing so many things I love in addition to writing, I will often go more than a few days without working on my YA. I don’t like this because when I do get back to it, I’ve lost momentum and have to get it back by re-reading previous...
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 | March 24, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
Last year, during a lunch break for a class I was teaching, I was chatting with a writer and friend I’ve known for many years. At one point, she said, “Being a writer is hard.” I immediately agreed, and then we were interrupted before we could finish...
