by Denise Vega | December 18, 2014 | Writer Tips & Tools, Writing Inspiration
As winter takes hold, the familiar desire to cocoon envelopes me. I like nothing better than to curl up with some hot chocolate or tea (I don’t drink coffee, but love the smell) and either read or write. There’s something about that whole winter...
by Denise Vega | December 11, 2014 | Writing Inspiration
I have held off talking about my mom’s cancer because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to say and why I might want to say anything at all on a blog where the content has been 99% about writing. But then I realized that (a) her cancer is affecting my writing in...
by Denise Vega | November 13, 2014 | Picture Books, Writing Inspiration
On Nov 6, I talked about participating in PiBoIdMo (the brainchild of author Tara Lazar) and I thought I’d let you know how it’s going so far. I’ve been able to come up with an idea every day, but it hasn’t always been easy. Which cracks me up...
by Denise Vega | November 6, 2014 | Picture Books, Writing Inspiration
Picture book author, Tara Lazar, started Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) in response to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The great thing is you just have to come up with one idea (not an entire story) per day. Of course, the plan is to have a few...
by Denise Vega | October 30, 2014 | Writing Inspiration
You may or may not have noticed that I put the word “bad” in quotation marks. You may have figured out that I did that because one person’s bad news is another person’s good news…or if not good news exactly, then perhaps an opportunity to...
