Things A Writer Needs
If you’re considering writing your first book, you may be wondering what you’ll need to get started and what you’ll need to keep going....
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Jesi Vega
- Feb 27, 2023
- 3 min
A Few Thoughts on “Playing Both Sides”
My mom’s a Puerto Rican, my dad’s a Jew , and I grew up in The Bronx. Last week on LinkedIn, Linda Espinosa Valencia reposted a TikTok of...
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Jesi Vega
- Feb 13, 2023
- 4 min
Safe Spaces for Creatives of Color Need to Remain Safe
In 2021, I was President of the Northwest Editors Guild in Seattle. The previous year, George Floyd had been murdered in broad daylight...
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Jesi Vega
- May 1, 2019
- 2 min
Origin Stories
Miss America, aka America Chavez, the Marvel superhero written by Gabby Rivera, has a VERY complicated origin story. What’s Yours? We all...
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Jesi Vega
- Feb 22, 2019
- 3 min
Rewriting Your Own Story is Sometimes the Most Important Revision of All
This girl thought she’d made all the mistakes, until she realized she’d gained all the wisdom. Or some of it. Whether I’m editing,...
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Jesi Vega
- Jul 12, 2018
- 3 min
5 Things Writers-of-Color Should Look For In Their Book Editor
If you’re a writer of color, you know what I mean. That’s right. This room was almost entirely white — except for me and, even though I’m...
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Jesi Vega
- May 7, 2018
- 1 min
Eliminating the Headache of Writing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Manuals
If creativity is key to your business functions, SOPs may not work for you. Strict adherence to standardized rules can restrict creative...
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Jesi Vega
- Apr 17, 2018
- 2 min
On The Necessity of Turning Oneself into a Character
Around the same time, I picked up a copy of “To Show and To Tell” by Phillip Lopate*. In this book, dedicated to the craft of “literary...
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Jesi Vega
- Sep 13, 2017
- 1 min
Facing The Monster
A Good Editor is A Writer’s Best Ally If you are not discouraged about your writing on a regular basis, you may not be trying hard...
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Jesi Vega
- Aug 23, 2017
- 1 min
Editing Brings Out Your Writing’s Clarity and Power
Later, this gift also made me good at reading tarot cards. Without even thinking, I could fill in the blanks, and tease someone’s life...
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Jesi Vega
- Aug 15, 2017
- 1 min
Making Connections To Tell Great Stories
I first used this gift as a film student, and then as a screenwriter, helping my peers discover what they were trying to say when they...
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