by DianneSalerni | Jul 16, 2012 | WIP
There’s nothing like that feeling, is there?Late last Thursday night, I finished GRUNSDAY, the manuscript I started on April 2. Fifteen weeks of writing (interrupted by work on THE CAGED GRAVES twice), and it finished up at a bloated 98.5k words. ...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 13, 2012 | book promotions
I admit it. I don’t understand Pinterest or Tumblr. I’ve looked up explanations of these social networks, but reading that Tumblr is a forum for micro-blogging doesn’t help me much. What is micro-blogging? Blogging for teeny tiny people? And...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 11, 2012 | Pocono Mountains, WIP
I was in the Poconos last week, enjoying a writing retreat and then a couple days with my family. During my day and a half alone, I wrote a chapter in my WIP – which may not seem like a lot, but it was significant for me. I had taken a break from the...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 9, 2012 | First Impressions
Our third First Impressions critique is a MG fantasy called THE TRANSPARENTS, by Vicki Tremper.Chapter 1: The Sneeze Sometimes I wish I could disappear like my hero, Houdini. Get myself...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 6, 2012 | First Impressions
Today for First Impressions, Aldrea Alien is sharing her first page of DARK ONE’S MISTRESS, an adult fantasy.“Clarabelle!” The cry rang out across the street, scattering the pigeons resting atop the roofs and sending the nearby cats into a fit of hissing as they...
