by Denise Vega | March 1, 2013 | Novels, Writer Tips & Tools
Last Friday at my Wild Writers critique meeting, someone commented on how she was chomping at the bit to start a new novel, and a few people echoed her excitement about the joys of the first draft, free and unfettered. For them anyway. I’m still not completely...
by Denise Vega | December 19, 2008 | Writing Inspiration
We had the big discussion of my new novel at my critique group December 6 and it went very well. The best thing about it was that I had written questions ahead of time and notes about what I thought needed work and everything was validated by what the group said. It’s...
by Denise Vega | June 14, 2006 | Writing Inspiration
Those of you who are novelists reading this will probably be able to relate to the joys and sorrows of revision. In revising and rewriting my young adult novel, Fact of Life #31, I realized I had to lose a favorite scene. It was a long scene, over several pages, and I...
