Story Obstacle #5: Your Story's Not a Story
A quick Google search for “what’s the difference between a story and an anecdote?” reveals one of the most common sources of storytelling...
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Jesi Vega
Jul 31, 20233 min read
What Happens in a Storytelling Workshop?
What actually goes on in a storytelling workshop and why you should take one.
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Jesi Vega
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Story Obstacle #4: Your Story Is Dull
It doesn't always seem like what's happened is exciting enough for a story. But that may just be because you haven't asked the right person.
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Jesi Vega
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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.
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Jesi Vega
May 30, 20233 min read
Story Obstacle #3: Your Story's Too Confusing
How can you tell your story when you're not even sure what happened?
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Jesi Vega
May 17, 20232 min read
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...
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Jesi Vega
May 9, 20232 min read
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 13, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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 7, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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
Mar 21, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20182 min read
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
Oct 31, 20172 min read
Sitting Down To Write
But it’s not just any sitting. It’s sitting in front of a blank page or screen — the prospect of which can be intimidating. While there...
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Jesi Vega
Sep 13, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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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