by DianneSalerni | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
It could be that I’m the only person who didn’t know this already, but last week I learned what some of the codes on the copyright page of a book mean. A friend of my husband’s, who happened to be a lawyer, sent him a message saying he’d...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 20, 2015 | WIP, writing
It’s been three weeks since I added any new words to my WIP. This is due to a number of reasons: teaching a writing class at a college, the recent death of my grandfather and the subsequent need to help my mom clean out his house, an editorial deadline, and hosting...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 13, 2015 | outline, Project Mayhem, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, The Morrigan's Curse, writing a series, writing process
I have never been a runner, but I am guessing that as runners near the finish line of a race, they don’t look back to see how far they’ve come. They have their eye on the goal. But as a writer, I often find it instructive to look back at my process. This...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 6, 2015 | First Impressions
Our second submission for July’s First Impressions comes from Stacie Dempsey. This is YA speculative fiction entitled DREAMKATCHER. *** I woke with a jolt of familiarity. There was a memory digging footholds into my brain trying to resurface. The imagined stench of a...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 1, 2015 | First Impressions
Happy July, everyone! We have a First Impressions post from Mark Murata today. This is the first page of his New Adult historical fantasy, TEMPLE BEYOND THE SEA. *** To be a priestess, the walk had to be flawless—the smooth heel-to-toe motion beneath the woolen robe...