by Denise Vega | June 4, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
It’s happened to me more than once. I’m all fired up about a new idea for a picture book or novel. I jump in, scribbling madly. Several paragraphs or pages later, my enthusiasm wanes and I find myself struggling to go on. Sometimes this is a result of...
by Denise Vega | May 28, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
“I dwell in possibility.” – Emily Dickinson I’ve always loved quotes and the inspiration they provide. Lately they’ve been helping me recapture my natural joy for living and writing. Dwelling in Possibility This quote made me think of how...
by Denise Vega | May 21, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
My mom left her body on May 7 around 6:20 pm and headed off into the Universe. I was there, along with my dad, my three sisters, my brother, my husband, brother-in-law and a few friends. On Monday, my sister, brother and I were with her, watching an old episode of...
by Denise Vega | May 7, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
Well, better late than never! I had planned to get this up last month during Click Here’s birthday month, but alas, it didn’t happen. The video is a nice overview of a longer event–I got a kick out of seeing my daughter and one of her friends...
by Denise Vega | April 21, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
I’ve missed posting the last two weeks because I’ve been deep into rewrites and revisions, immersed in the story and characters, in a race to get it to my agent so she has time to read it and send comments before she goes on maternity leave. Nothing like...
by Denise Vega | April 3, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
In 2002, I finished a novel that I absolutely loved and turned it into my critique group. It had started out as a 13-chapter middle school book called My Own Two Feet and morphed into a 31-chapter book (yes, 13 transposed!) called Click Here (to find out how i...
