by DianneSalerni | Oct 24, 2016 | pantster, WIP, writing process
Yup. That’s me. Facing the climax of my WIP and wondering, “What’s going to happen?” I know it makes me seem like the worst sort of pantster, progressing 5 months and 56k words into a story and still not knowing what’s supposed to happen in the climax. Believe me,...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
So many people commented on Yvonne Ventresca’s strategy of reverse outlining last week that I decided to share my techniques for “post draft outlining.” By the time I type THE END on a first draft, I know all the things that are wrong with it, which may include:...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 10, 2016 | interview
Today I’m hosting Yvonne Ventresca, author of Crystal Kite Award-winning Pandemic and the newly released Black Flowers, White Lies. Yvonne is a writer friend I actually know in real life. We’ve hung out together at tons of book events: NJASL Fall...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 3, 2016 | pets
I wasn’t … hanging from the artwork drinking milk out of Bob’s cereal bowl climbing the curtains knocking books off the shelf rubbing my butt on Gina’s homework licking the plates in the sink. I didn’t … walk across...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Keeping it short here today. This past weekend was Parents Day at my daughter’s college. Bob and I drove over 4 hours to visit Gabbey at school. When we arrived, the school had planned some activities, but none them appealed to us. Field Day for Parents? Pass. I...