by Denise Vega | April 3, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Many people have heard the story of how Build a Burrito came to be. That it was accepted for publication in 2001, but wasn’t published until 2008, a full seven years after acceptance! That was due to a lot of things, but the final product was a fun book that...
by Denise Vega | March 29, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
So back in January I set up my 2013 Writing Goals and for the first time ever, tried to set goals that I could actually meet. I’ve actually completed goals 1 and 2 and am focused on #3, where I am trying an experiment. I’m using Blake Snyder’s Save...
by Denise Vega | March 26, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s prompt was: The letter was on the table. Gregory couldn’t take his eyes off of it. He… Here’s what I came up with: The letter was on the table. Gregory couldn’t take his eyes off of it. He took a step toward it, then stopped,...
by Denise Vega | March 19, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s exercise was to help us get mentally prepared by thinking about where we left off on our manuscript and deciding where we wanted to go from there. I decided to focus on the novel, because I did a lot of work on it over the weekend and want to keep up the...
by Denise Vega | March 12, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday’s prompt was : Cassandra wasn’t your normal, average bear. No, she… Here’s what I came up with: Cassandra wasn’t your normal, average bear. No, she was not. For one thing, she was small (like a mouse). And hard (not stuffed). And...
by Denise Vega | March 5, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
I wondered if I would have noticed her if the platform hadn’t been so empty. Weirdly empty, like she was the only person left (except me, and I was watching her, I wasn’t part of the scene, so I’m not sure I existed or counted in this scenario). She...
