by Denise Vega | February 12, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
On January 30, friend and colleague Michelle Begley was killed in a car crash, leaving behind a nine-year-old daughter and loving, grieving family and friends. Last Saturday, February 7, I attended her memorial service. It was a time of deep sorrow and loss for...
by Denise Vega | February 5, 2015 | Writer Tips & Tools, Writing Inspiration
In spite of all my efforts to let go of a specific outcome and let things fall where they will, especially when I can’t control the outcome, I still get a little obsessive when a manuscript first goes out on submission. Such was the case last week when my agent...
by Denise Vega | January 29, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
That title is deliberate. Not that I place writing above everything else in my life; far from it. But seeing it that way instead of “Writing amidst life” reminds me that writing is a huge part of who I am and what I must do and I must honor it, cherish it,...
by Denise Vega | January 22, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
“It’s been proven that the thoughts we choose have everything to do with our emotions. I can tell you that a commitment to feeling good can take away a stomach ache, fear, depression, sadness, anxiety—you name it. Any stress signal is a way of alerting you to say the...
by Denise Vega | January 15, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
How many times have we heard another writer—often one with lots of published books—say that it’s all about the writing, that the writing is all that we can control and we should enjoy the process? I’ve heard it A LOT. I’ve also said it....
by Denise Vega | January 8, 2015 | Goal setting, Writing Inspiration
2015 is going to be a good year. A blasting off year. A year of following our north stars, our “true north” as some put it. But what is our true north? For me it’s now more about being and less about doing, while infusing the doing with more being....
