by DianneSalerni | Nov 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
I am totally prepared to be eaten alive by comments on this post — okay, not really, but I want to express my opinion anyway. I went to see the movie Gravity with high expectations, having heard so many good things about it. I was seriously disappointed and, in...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
See those three little dots to the right? I hate them. Those are the dots that Gmail uses to indicate “trimmed content.” And you know what trimmed content usually contains? My signature. Gmail offers a signature line function which automatically puts a...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 12, 2014 | King Arthur, pets, review, Sorcia, The Inquisitor's Mark, WIP
I’m currently charging through revisions on my WIP — on page 120 out of 236 Tuesday night — so slightly over halfway there! At this rate, I’ll have a draft ready for beta readers in about a week. It feels really good after struggling with the...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 10, 2014 | teaching, WIP, writing
We’ve had a mild autumn here in Pennsylvania, with t-shirt and sandals weather continuing all the way through October and into November. There have been cold and rainy days here and there, but even my summer annuals are still blooming. My daughter wants to...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 7, 2014 | First Impressions
Our final submission for First Impressions in November comes from another repeat visitor, Christine Danek. This is the first page of a YA Fantasy titled NIGHTSAND. *** The sheets are slightly chilled when I stretch my hand under the pillow. I crouch over her and lay...
