by DianneSalerni | Feb 17, 2012 | WIP, writing
We all know the value of beta readers, who test out our completed manuscripts and provide the feedback we need to revise and whip them into shape. But I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the people who read our work as we write it. Sometimes they’re called...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 15, 2012 | caged graves, Clarion, writing
So, my editorial notes for THE CAGED GRAVES arrived yesterday while I was on my lunch break.It’s not the first time I’ve received editorial notes — I had them from Sourcebooks when we were working on WE HEAR THE DEAD and I get them from my agent...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 13, 2012 | blogfest
Thank you, DL Hammons, Matt McNish, Katie Mills, and Alex J Cavanaugh, for hosting this blogfest exploring the beginnings of our writing journeys.I started writing stories before I knew how to write. My first book was a picture book – 3 pages long and pasted...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 10, 2012 | writing
I saw this image on Facebook last week. It was posted by Laurie Baum Olson and came to my attention via my old high school pal, Kathryn Kane. And it made me think.Specifically, it made me think about two writing projects lurking in the back of my mind, which I’ve been...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 8, 2012 | writing
Who picks the names for your characters? You … or they?I might have some say in the naming of minor characters, but my main characters are pretty headstrong. (Have you read about the time they drove my car?)In my current WIP, my MC came to me in a fully formed first...
