by Denise Vega | March 30, 2017 | Writing Inspiration
“The only sense that is common in the long run is the sense of change—and we all instinctively avoid it.” ~ E. B. White Like this post? Subscribe to my Blab-o-Denise blog and receive notifications of new posts by email! Email Address Subscribe...
by Denise Vega | March 23, 2017 | Achieve goals, Motivation, Writing Inspiration
I’ve been listening to Mel Robbins, speaker and author of The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage. No, it has nothing to do with picking food off the floor. 🙂 In one of her videos, she talks about creating a...
by Denise Vega | March 16, 2017 | Writing Inspiration
Tuesday was the official release of my new picture book, If Your Monster Won’t Go to Bed! Such a magical day, with lots of well-wishers and excitement. I felt so, so grateful to be part of such an amazing community—of writers, friends, and...
by Denise Vega | March 9, 2017 | Writing Inspiration
If you subscribe to my e-newsletter, you received a link to an article on Tuesday. The article covered a Children’s Book Council panel talking about trends in children’s books, but also what some booksellers and librarians are hearing in terms of what...
by Denise Vega | March 2, 2017 | Writing Inspiration
So back in 2015 I had an idea for a picture book that I thought was brilliant. Let’s call it PB1. I worked on various revisions, got feedback, revised some more, sent it to my agent, got more feedback and then…we agreed it was ready to submit. We got a lot...
by Denise Vega | February 23, 2017 | Writing Inspiration
I had every intention of writing a post last Thursday. After all, we returned late Tuesday night and I had Wednesday to do it. Ha. Between sleep deprivation, the time change, and a mountain of other things, I completely forgot—in spite of the reminder that pops...
