by Denise Vega | February 3, 2014 | Writing Inspiration
Those of you who have been on my blog from the beginning will be familiar with the long journey of this book. I went back through my folders and I actually started jotting ideas for the book back in 2010 and then started it in early 2011. I kept pushing back the date...
by Denise Vega | January 17, 2014 | Writing Inspiration
That just may be the title of a new book I want to write! 🙂 As many of you know I’ve been growing and changing and am becoming more aware of what motivates me to write and a recent conversation made me start to ponder the connection between spirituality and...
by Denise Vega | January 15, 2014 | Writing Inspiration
As I mentioned in my January 9 post, comments on a picture book can sometimes be extensive. And remember how I said “Like any good editor, she left the details up to me”? And that my first attempt was a bit lacking? It was. But a part of me thought,...
by Denise Vega | January 13, 2014 | Writing Inspiration
Back in July, I wrote about digging a little deeper when it comes to why we write. Goal setting is great and I thrive on it (I love checking off tasks and gaining that sense of accomplishment), but it has been amazing how answering deeper questions about why I write...
by Denise Vega | January 9, 2014 | Picture Books, Writing Inspiration
Just before the holidays I received an email with some wonderful, thought-provoking suggestions from my editor for a new picture book manuscript. Here’s a fun tidbit: The manuscript was 515 words. Her email? 769 words, not counting the salutation and closing...
