by Denise Vega | January 28, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
“The only time you can actually grow is when you are outside your comfort zone.” ! T. Harv Eker I don’t like to be uncomfortable. I don’t know anyone who does. But I’ve discovered that discomfort is not only where the growth is,...
by Denise Vega | January 21, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
I’m not a hoarder but I keep things. I keep things because I think I may need them or because I don’t want to be wasteful or because someone gave it to me and I feel guilty parting with it. Home Clutter Like the cool container that held my Teavana mug (see...
by Denise Vega | December 31, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
I’m a bit of a self-help/self-improvement junkie. I read or listen to a lot of books, watch inspiring videos, and always feel motivated to change…at least initially. But many of them have exercises or new ways of approaching my life and I rarely did them...
by Denise Vega | December 17, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
One of the most challenging parts of writing for publication is staying positive during long waits for responses (or no responses), receiving passes after those long waits, and losing enthusiasm for a project that we were convinced would take the publishing world by...
by Denise Vega | December 3, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
One of our goals when I signed with my current agent was to try to place one or two picture book manuscripts a year (in addition to my novels.) Obviously the acceptance side was out of our hands, but the creation side was not. We had talked about strategies before,...
