What is Developmental Editing????
You've written a draft and looked at it a couple of times and don't know what to do next....
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Jesi Vega
- May 9, 2023
- 2 min
Story Obstacle #1 of 10: Your Story Doesn't Matter
The people who attend my storytelling workshops come from a diversity of backgrounds. Some are comfortable speaking in public, some are...
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Jesi Vega
- Apr 19, 2023
- 2 min
Representation Kills/Representation Gives Life
Representation: How something is depicted. However ‘realistic’ texts may seem to be, they involve some form of transformation....
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Jesi Vega
- Apr 13, 2023
- 3 min
An Editor Can Uphold or Dismantle Systemic Racism
Photo from Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s blog post “Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain.” Love in the Library is a children’s book by Maggie...
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Jesi Vega
- Mar 27, 2023
- 2 min
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
- Mar 20, 2023
- 2 min
“Five Reasons Why Representation Matters”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once’s” sweep of the Academy Awards was a giant win for Pan-Asian representation in American film, LGBTQ...
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Jesi Vega
- Mar 16, 2023
- 1 min
Miami Vice
What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? It’s the film that Colin Farrell forgot he even made But I bought the poster...
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Jesi Vega
- Mar 13, 2023
- 2 min
5 Things To Watch, Read, and Talk About In The Week Ahead
Last week, I also got this AOC t-shirt which I wore to the campaign launch party for Jamika Scott, who is running for a seat on the...
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Jesi Vega
- Mar 7, 2023
- 2 min
13 Questions To Ask About Your Book
The majority of my clients are men and women of color dedicated to social justice, healing, and spirituality who have shaped their lives...
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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 19, 2023
- 4 min
Crossing the Divide: Art, Healing, and Business
In my mind, there was once a clear divide between artists, healers, and businesspeople. As an idealistic creative in my twenties, the...
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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
- Feb 9, 2023
- 2 min
Untitled
/ Hello, Teal What’s #reinventingorganizations? Otherwise known as Teal, it refers to a philosophy and practice introduced by Fred...
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Jesi Vega
- May 11, 2019
- 4 min
To Find Your Story, Try Starting From The End
Age 16, training to be an actress at the Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Summer Conservatory of Drama We’ve all got things we’ve learned...
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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
- Mar 21, 2019
- 3 min
REPRESENTATION: In Education, in the World and on the Page
Inspired by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, I recently got me some hoops. At a recent Town Hall meeting, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke of her...
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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 21, 2018
- 1 min
The Self Publishing Revolution…
By now, every writer — and probably ever reader — knows that the publishing world has undergone a radical makeover in the last ten years...
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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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