by Denise Vega | October 27, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
So here I am, facing down NaNo in just five short days. I completed my plot outline, the structure of which I share below, and am going to be fleshing it out a bit more so I feel ready to jump in on November 1. Last week I shared the tools I was using to create an...
by Denise Vega | October 20, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
I’m not gonna lie, developing a plot outline has always been a bit of a turnoff. I knew a book outline wouldn’t be the Roman Numeral I thing, but it still sounded academic. Once I got over that, the whole idea scared me. I’d have to really think...
by Denise Vega | October 13, 2016 | Writing Inspiration
So digging into character last week really helped ideas for plot bubble up! Highly recommend that. Then I sent a doc to my critique group in advance of our September 30th meeting. In it, I gave them a very general summary of my idea–since it was still...
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 | October 23, 2012 | Writing Inspiration
Yesterday the prompt was to to finish a scene to show a character’s reaction. Here are my results: The man came around the corner, nearly bumping into Sheridan. Without so much as a glance in her direction, he strode on. Now she had proof. She was invisible. And...
