Peg Cheng

Author + Teacher

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Vlog #4: Holiday Gifts for Writers 2017

Wondering what gifts to get your writer friends (or yourself) for the holidays?

Wonder no more! On today’s vlog, I share five gift ideas that are great for the holidays, birthdays, and other special occasions.

Hope you enjoy watching it and hope you have a very happy holiday season!

Peg Cheng is the author of The Contenders, a middle-grade novel centered on the question, can enemies become friends? She is currently writing another novel that is a re-imagining of the Snow White fairy tale set in 1980s Seattle. Peg is also the creator of Fear & Writing, a workshop for procrastinating writers from all walks of life.

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Vlog #3: Wordstock: Portland Book Festival 2017

Today’s vlog is about my trip to Wordstock: Portland Book Festival!

I joined 10,000 readers and more than 100 authors who came together on a rainy Saturday on November 11, 2017 to celebrate books, writers, and reading. If you’ve never been (this was my first time), I hope this vlog will make you want to go.

Hats off to Portland’s Literary Arts for hosting an AMAZING event.

Shout-out to the AWESOME authors and moderators I saw speak that day.
Julie Murphy
Tillie Walden
Nina LaCour
Alicia Tate
Matthew Holm
Mike Lawrence
Jonathan Hill
Jenny Han
Zan Romanoff
Sandhya Menon
Brendan Kiely

Thank you to my sis-in-law Cindy Donner for hosting us. Love and gratitude to my hubs Marcus Donner for driving, filming, and co-editing this vlog. Last but not least, thanks to Audionautix for the use of his lovely song, Redwood Trails.

Peg Cheng is the author of The Contenders, a middle-grade novel centered on the question, can enemies become friends? She is currently writing another novel that is a re-imagining of the Snow White fairy tale set in 1980s Seattle. Peg is also the creator of Fear & Writing, a workshop for procrastinating writers from all walks of life.

 

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Vlog #2: How Do You Choose What to Write Next?

Today’s vlog was inspired by a question I received at my Fear & Writing Workshop for the Seattle Public Library’s Seattle Writes Program. Someone asked, how do you choose what to write next? Or, how do you choose what to write when you’re just starting out?

It’s a great question.

Short story? Essay? Poem? Novel? How do you choose?

Watch my vlog and find out!

Peg Cheng is the author of The Contenders, a middle-grade novel centered on the question, can enemies become friends? She is currently writing another novel that is a re-imagining of the Snow White fairy tale set in 1980s Seattle. Peg is also the creator of Fear & Writing, a workshop for procrastinating writers from all walks of life.

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Vlog #1! How to Feel the Fear & Write Every Day

I’m excited to present to you my first ever VLOG! That’s a video blog post!

As I mentioned in this post, I’m now recording vlogs in addition to writing blog posts. It’s a way to shake myself up, have fun creating something with Marcus, and most importantly, to share things I’ve learned in a visual and auditory way, rather than just in writing.

It seemed right to make my first video about something that I deal with every day: feeling fear and writing anyway. I hope you find it helpful (and maybe even funny).

Peg Cheng is the author of The Contenders, a middle-grade novel centered on the question, can enemies become friends? She is currently writing another novel that is a re-imagining of the Snow White fairy tale set in 1980s Seattle. Peg is also a writing coach giving help, encouragement, and feedback to writers from all walks of life.