by DianneSalerni | Jun 3, 2013 | First Impressions
It’s June (hurray!) and I’ve got the first page of Gwen Gardner’s YA Paranormal Cozy Mystery SECOND DEATH here today for your “First Impression!” “Are you sure this is the right address?” Badger scanned the tall buildings scowling down on us, and in particular...
by DianneSalerni | May 31, 2013 | Blog Fest, The Eighth Day, WIP
Raise your hands if you know the song Whip It! by Devo.Okay, raise your hands if you sang along to it when it was first released. Huh. Who wants to admit that? Yeah, my hand is still raised, sorry to say.D.L. Hammons and Elise Fallson are hosting the WHIP IT GOOD...
by DianneSalerni | May 29, 2013 | book promotions, caged graves, Sorcia
So many of you expressed your concern about my dog last week, I thought I’d give you an update. Sorcia had one small cut on her leg which almost healed on its own TWICE, but she kept gnawing at it and tearing off our bandages. When it became infected, we had to...
by DianneSalerni | May 22, 2013 | book promotions, caged graves, Sorcia, teaching, The Eighth Day
So last week was the “launch week” for THE CAGED GRAVES, although the launch party itself only happened last night. (And I’m writing this on Saturday, so I can’t see into the future to tell you how it went.) But this was what happened last week:MONDAY:I had editorial...
by DianneSalerni | May 15, 2013 | WIP, writing, writing process
Just so you know, I wanted to find a pictureof Brutus killing Caesar, as that seemed moreappropriate, but I couldn’t find a good one.We all have to do it at some point. Maybe it’s a realization you’ve come to on your own, or something your critique partners have...