by Denise Vega | May 16, 2013 | Book Marketing, Writer Tips & Tools
Writing queries have always been an important skill to develop and many sites and blogs have devoted posts to them, critiques of them, and suggestions for them. I wanted to share a few links that I’ve found helpful in this regard in addition to a great tool for...
by Denise Vega | May 9, 2013 | Writer Tips & Tools
“Discipline is the key…the bedrock of productive writing. Talent is not a rare commodity. Discipline is.” —Kenneth Atchity I recently read this quote in How to Write Fast (While Writing Well) by David Fryxell (the book is best suited for non-fiction writers, but has a...
by Denise Vega | May 8, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and I wanted to share a real treasure that appeared on the fabulous Julie Hedlund’s website (I shared her great “How I Got an Agent Series” in my March 21 post “Agents for Picture Book Writers.”)...
by Denise Vega | May 2, 2013 | Writer Tips & Tools
When I’ve had a few days (or more) go by without working on my book, I sometimes have trouble getting back into it. I write about this topic a lot because I always get a lot of questions about it in my classes and also because it’s always good to remind...
by Denise Vega | May 1, 2013 | Picture Books, Writer Tips & Tools
Today is Picture Book Wednesday and I wanted to explore the idea of focus. Last Saturday I had the pleasure of working with two writers and their picture books. One of the topics that came up was how to deal with a story that has multiple purposes. In your story, you...
by Denise Vega | April 26, 2013 | Writer Tips & Tools
Making time to write. Protecting your time. Getting motivated. These are recurring themes for writers and recurring themes for me. If you are a long time reader of my blogs, you’ll know that this theme pops every so often in different forms. Why? Because talking...
