by Denise Vega | April 23, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday we had a basic prompt. She stood outside Nate’s door, listening for any sounds on the other side. He could be… My take: She stood outside Nate’s door, listening for any sounds on the other side. He could be asleep, though it was noon and he...
by Denise Vega | April 9, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s prompt was to write a few sentences or a short scene based on the picture above. Here’s mine: Bear was afraid to open the box. It wasn’t his birthday or any other special occasion and even though Worm was holding a pretty red balloon and...
by Denise Vega | April 5, 2013 | Novels, Writer Tips & Tools
One of the many things I talked about in my writing classes is “reading as a writer.” I know there are some authors who won’t read any books while they are writing one, or choose books outside their genre so their own experience can be completely...
by Denise Vega | March 26, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s prompt was: The letter was on the table. Gregory couldn’t take his eyes off of it. He… Here’s what I came up with: The letter was on the table. Gregory couldn’t take his eyes off of it. He took a step toward it, then stopped,...
by Denise Vega | March 19, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s exercise was to help us get mentally prepared by thinking about where we left off on our manuscript and deciding where we wanted to go from there. I decided to focus on the novel, because I did a lot of work on it over the weekend and want to keep up the...
