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In Your Own Voice

  • Book Video: Letters to a Writer of Color

    No aspect of a writer’s craft is unaffected by race and culture; no aspect is free of potential meddling by white editors and publishers.

    JesiVega

    June 7, 2023
    POC in Publishing, recommendations, culture
    editing, Global Majority, POC in Publishing, racism, Writers of Color
  • Story Obstacle #3: Your Story’s Too Confusing

    Have you ever tried to tell a story and found that the chain of events you were trying to describe was so full of zig zags and dead ends that, instead of a coherent narrative, you ended up with a confusing anecdote? Did anyone ever ask you to tell them how you accomplished something only…

    JesiVega

    May 30, 2023
    Creativity, Writing
    Creativity, story obstacles, story structure, storytelling
  • What is Line Editing?

    In a previous post, I wrote about the dev (developmental) editing process, during which the dev editor works with the author to shape the ideas and structure for a book or story. Now I’m going to tell you a little about line editing. Line editing? Sometimes called substantive editing, line editing is the gratifying but…

    JesiVega

    May 23, 2023
    Creativity, editing, Services
    Creativity, editing, Writing
  • What is Line Editing?

    Line Editing can improve the quality of your manuscript and the quality of your work by revealing the strengths, weaknesses, and style of your writing.

    JesiVega

    May 23, 2023
    Creativity, editing, Services, Writing
    content editing, editing, Writing
  • Story Obstacle #2: Wishing Your story Was Different.

    Last week, I identified Obstacle #1 to storytelling: believing that your story doesn’t matter. Here’s Obstacle #2: wishing your story was different. Both obstacles can arise when you believe that your experiences haven’t been impressive enough, your suffering great enough, or your life interesting enough. But you might also wish your story was different when…

    JesiVega

    May 17, 2023
    Creativity, Writing
    Creativity, storytelling, Writing
  • What is Developmental Editing?

    What’s a developmental editor and how do you know when you need one?

    JesiVega

    May 15, 2023
    Creativity, Services, Uncategorized, Writing
    Clients, Creativity, editing, Resources for Writers, Services, Writing
  • Story Obstacle #1 of 10: Thinking 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 not. Some are naturally talkative while others are accustomed to staying in the background. But, unless they’re already experienced storytellers, they all face obstacles in the form of beliefs which limit their creativity and…

    JesiVega

    May 10, 2023
    Creativity, Uncategorized, Workshop
    Clients, Creativity, storytelling, Writing
  • Make Tea Not War

    Some of my clients are people who have written stories and want to make them better; those people hire me to be their editor. Some have never told a story and want to learn how to tell one; those people hire me for storytelling workshops.   And some people are seeking guidance through circumstances that feel…

    JesiVega

    May 2, 2023
    Creativity, Services
    Clients, Creativity, narrative, reading, stories, storytelling, tarot
  • Story of the Week: Rubirosa

    I’ve never broken up with someone because they were white…but I get it.

    JesiVega

    April 26, 2023
    culture, recommendations, representation
    books, Creativity, podcasts, racism, representation, storytelling, Writers of Color
  • Representation Kills/Representation Gives Life

    Representation is what enables the white establishment to persist in its lies and representation can dismantle those lies.

    JesiVega

    April 19, 2023
    representation
    POC in Publishing, racism, representation, storytelling, Writers of Color
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