V. Yongewa Writes

Some of you may know that I managed a Tibetan restaurant a few years back. This was a family affair: my sister-in-law did the cooking, my...

I have started my new novel for Nanowrimo, and I am on my 4rth day. It's pretty exciting, I get a whole new story and a whole new cast of...

I know it has been two weeks. I'm sorry. I have been a little bit slow, due to the California forest fires putting my siblings in my home...

NaNoWriMo is coming up. I am starting to think I can incorporate it in to my novel plans. At least, it will be novel to me to have some...

Well, another day in the writing life, and I am starting to think I should look at strategy. First, my rewriting strategy. I had...

Readers of my blog may remember that I went to a workshop on writing historical fiction. It was great: the lady who wrote 'Lost Boys'...

I live in the heart of wine country, so I write a lot about wineries and tasting rooms. One client had me writing profiles for hours...

I was lax in writing over the Labor Day weekend and then family obligations kept me from writing for another weekend. Now, however, I'm...

Like many writers, I have aspirational schedules. You know, 'today I am going to write for a solid 8 hours with no distractions! Totally...

It's a little...strange...to be writing about the aftermath of the Holocaust and then to read about Nazi rallies in the news. Or at...