by Denise Vega | December 10, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Today is my birthday and I wanted to share two posts I wrote for the Wild Writers blog, which is my fabulous critique group. The first was written last year when I turned 50 and spent some time looking back over my writing career. To see the full post, click here. The...
by Denise Vega | December 6, 2013 | Writer Tips & Tools, Writing Inspiration
One of the most fun and valuable parts of what we do in the Picture Book workshop at Lighthouse Writers Workshop is manuscript critiques. Yesterday afternoon I was absolutely delighted to see the transformation of two manuscripts we had had the honor and pleasure of...
by Denise Vega | December 2, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
This is my first official post with the new website. We are working hard on the newsletter options which will include Jumpstart Mondays, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, I’ll be musing on different things, sharing my thoughts and feelings, ups and downs,...
by Denise Vega | November 28, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it’s about food, family, and gratitude. All I have to do is look around the room at all the people who have gathered together (around 30, three of whom traveled here from out-of-state) to know what’s...
by Denise Vega | November 25, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
I’m so excited to share the new site with everyone! It’s been live for a few days, but I didn’t want to send out this post until most of the pages were in decent shape and some we couldn’t tweak until we took it out of maintenance mode. Please...
by Denise Vega | October 23, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
“‘One can’t believe impossible things,’ Alice said. ‘I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as...