V. Yongewa Writes

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...

It's a lovely day here, but you can tell it is the last week of summer vacation. The air is cooler, the grape harvest is coming in, and...

I have loved writing for a long time. One of my fondest memories of my high school years is writing elaborate stories on the blank spaces...