by Denise Vega | July 30, 2015 | Writing Inspiration
It’s true. I’m an inspiration junkie. I love listening to speakers who say things that give me goosebumps or fire me up about my purpose as a writer. I love leaving a talk feeling like I can do anything and be the kind of writer I’ve always wanted to...
by Denise Vega | August 21, 2014 | Writing Inspiration
I wrote a little bit about the conference on my critique group’s blog–the wild writers. There I focused mostly on YA and New Adult. Here I’d like to share some thoughts from the two intensives I attended. The morning session was with Executive Editor...
by Denise Vega | September 25, 2013 | Gratitude Wednesday, Writing Inspiration
Every since I talked about gratitude in a post last month, I’ve been trying to add gratitude to my daily routine, usually at night, noting things that happened, people I met, or things I encountered for which I am grateful. I am also trying to start each day...
by Denise Vega | August 28, 2013 | Writing Inspiration
Author, teacher, and expert Julie Hedlund had a wonderful tradition on her website that she called “Gratitude Sunday,” where she listed a variety of things she was/is grateful for (writing-related or not) and also included gratitude quotes. Right now...
by Denise Vega | July 17, 2013 | Writer Tips & Tools
As a Co-Regional Advisor for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), I was part of a big effort to get our Fall Conference up and running. Registration opened on Monday so we are off and running! It got me...