by DianneSalerni | Jun 8, 2015 | goals
It may seem strange to want to evaluate my year in June, but as an ex-school teacher, I still think of years in terms of fall to summer. And I’m fast coming up on my one-year anniversary of quitting the profession. I had big plans for this year. Recently, I felt...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 12, 2015 | goals, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, The Morrigan's Curse
I hope 2015 has been good to all of you so far! I can certainly say that I’ve been enjoying it. Back in August, I blogged about my struggles with my WIP, BRANEWORLD — how I almost gave up on it but instead decided to push forward. My husband had brought...
by Dianne Salerni | Nov 19, 2014 | Fox sisters, goals, steampunk, writing
In honor of the release of Gears of Brass, a steampunk anthology published by Curiosity Quills, I am bringing you an interview with S.A. Larsen (aka Sheri) on the craft of writing in the genre of steampunk … Sheri, how did you come to be involved in the Gears of...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 8, 2014 | book promotions, doctor who, goals, writing
… being a full time author? I get this question a lot these days. I think non-writers picture me clicky-clacking away at dozens of new books, sitting at a desk all day with coffee by my side. Fellow writers probably know better! (One day last week I figured...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 11, 2014 | goals, WIP, writing
Back in the last week of July, I was certain that my first post after August First Impressions was going to be an explanation of why I gave up on my WIP, BRANEWORLD. I was about 35k into the story, and I was stuck. I hadn’t written any new words in a week, and...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 28, 2013 | goals
Meeting up with Katie Mills in Paris!The summer is over for me. I’m back at work … sitting in a teacher inservice meeting this very second, learning about all the mandatory changes happening this year. Right now, someone is probably advising me to Take a Positive...