by DianneSalerni | May 28, 2012 | guest post, Larry
In honor of Memorial Day, I would like to re-visit a guest post written by my brother-in-law Larry O’Donnell last year. He sent it to me on the afternoon of Memorial Day. It went up late, and I don’t think many people saw it.This post is in memory...
by DianneSalerni | May 25, 2012 | home, writing
Two weeks from today, I will be enjoying the first day of my summer vacation. Today, I was supposed to be at school. Not teaching, but in professional development meetings. Instead, I’m home with my third sinus infection of the year. I’m not sure...
by DianneSalerni | May 23, 2012 | guest post, Larry
Last week’s post on cursing inspired a complimentary piece by my brother-in-law and sometime guest poster, Larry O’Donnell. Retired from 32 years in law enforcement (including Customs and the Secret Service), Larry has joined the ranks of us writers...
by DianneSalerni | May 21, 2012 | WIP
During Spring Break in April, I started working on my new WIP and wrote 15k in that week alone. I might have written more … if I hadn’t spent so many hours watching The Walking Dead on Netflix and Amazon streaming.It wasn’t wasted time, though, as far as my...
by DianneSalerni | May 18, 2012 | interview
When I met E.C. Myers at Elisa Ludwig’s launch party for PRETTY CROOKED, he shared the elevator pitch for his upcoming novel, and I thought I might enjoy it. I didn’t know I was going to finish it within 24 hours and then go into withdrawal. In...