by Denise Vega | June 11, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday we had a prompt based on the ocean since I was still in Hawaii. Here’s my take: The waves lapped around his ankles. Looking through the water, he saw something bright, shiny. It glinted in the sun, round like a coin. He reached in and tried to grab it...
by Denise Vega | June 7, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
When I was on faculty at the Big Sur in the Rockies Workshop in May, I happened to mention that I started using Scrivener to write my latest novel and how much it has helped keep me organized. One of the writer’s asked if I used it for writing picture books and...
by Denise Vega | June 6, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
So you’ll think I’m crazy actually writing a blog post when that’s the view I can see from our hotel balcony in Kaua’i. But I’m dedicated. Ha! Actually, I ran out of time to write and schedule all of the posts in advance before I left so...
by Denise Vega | June 5, 2013 | Picture Books
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ve all heard that “every word counts” in a picture book; though it’s true in books of all lengths, it’s most apparent in picture books because they’re so short. Here are a few tips for...
by Denise Vega | May 31, 2013 | Fact of Life #31, What's New, Writing Inspiration
One question that readers ask me a lot is if any events in my books are based on real life. There are some things that come out of my life–mostly the emotions and attitudes–but I also set my books in Colorado because I know it and I love it.I decided to...
