by DianneSalerni | Jun 29, 2011 | home, WIP, writing
Anybody feel a bit of shock and disorientation upon completion of a draft? As if you’d just emerged from some kind of cave – or more accurately, an alternate universe? And you wonder what’s been going on while you were away …Well, in my case:Weeds large enough to eat...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 27, 2011 | WIP, writing
There were times I thought I would never get this far with this story, but I am happy to announce that the first draft of VOLTAGE is complete!Of course, now BOTH my wrists hurt from the feverish typing of last week — ’cause when the floodgates opened, I...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last week, I googled up the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and was not happy to discover that it manifests as tingling sensations like needle-pricks in the wrist and arm, extending up into the fingers. Because that’s exactly what I’ve been experiencing in my left...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 22, 2011 | First Impressions
I guess it’s all about Gabbey on the blog this week! No sooner had summer vacation started, than Gabbey asked me to help her with one of her projects: setting up a wiki where teens who like to write can post their work and get feedback from other teens who write. She...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
After posting that picture of toddler-Gabbey last week, I owe her one! And besides, this is worth bragging about. Gone are the days when Gabbey would (repeatedly) stick her head through the porch railing to confirm that (once again) she could get it stuck there. This...
