by DianneSalerni | Aug 4, 2010 | writing
Today, while the Salerni family enjoys their first day at Universal Studios, I bring you an unprecedented guest post from Dread Daughter #1 — a young lady unafraid to confess her writing sins in front of the blogosphere and her parents, apparently confident that...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 30, 2010 | Disney
Harry Potter can keep his Invisibility Cloak. I’d rather be seen – and not stepped on.I’m only 5 feet 2 inches tall, and I don’t make out well in crowds. I can’t see, and people tend to push me around. With my family leaving on Saturday for a vacation at Disney and...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 28, 2010 | writing
William Faulkner said, “Kill your darlings.”It is usually assumed that Faulkner was talking about killing off favorite characters or even just making their lives miserable. In fact, he was also referring to the necessity of cutting scenes/dialogues/characters that the...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 26, 2010 | Maggie Fox, We Hear the Dead
I’ve written about Maggie Fox on this blog, and I’ve written about Kate. But I haven’t said much about the third Fox sister – the one variously described by reviewers as controlling, domineering, mercenary, manipulative, and overbearing: Leah Fox Fish Brown Underhill....
by DianneSalerni | Jul 23, 2010 | pets, Sorcia, The Practice Room, writing
This was a week absolutely filled with animal nonsense. Allow me to elaborate.1. Our dog Sorcia met her “cousin” Pumpkin when my sister’s family came for a visit from Kansas. Our dog was a little over-excited – like a giant, 80 pound toddler who gets really wound up...
