by DianneSalerni | Mar 7, 2016 | The Eighth Day
You may recall I started off the new year with a broken foot and 3 weeks of immobility. That was followed by 2 weeks walking in a boot — during which I managed to wrench my knee. When the boot finally came off, I discovered that I was not going to bounce right...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 1, 2016 | caged graves, pantster, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, The Morrigan's Curse, We Hear the Dead, WIP, writing, writing a series, writing process
Saturday was a glorious day for a book launch party at the Hockessin Book Shelf in Hockessin, Delaware! I was thrilled to see so many friends, former teaching colleagues, fellow writers, and young readers come to celebrate the release of The Morrigan’s Curse. I...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 10, 2015 | contest, Pennsylvania, Pocono Mountains, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, The Morrigan's Curse
I have some good looking calendars up for grabs this month! Check out this gorgeous 16-Month Transitioner’s Calendar for September 2015 thru December 2016. All the character sketches are done by the talented teen artist Rachel Gillespie. My daughter Gabrielle...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 13, 2015 | outline, Project Mayhem, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, The Morrigan's Curse, writing a series, writing process
I have never been a runner, but I am guessing that as runners near the finish line of a race, they don’t look back to see how far they’ve come. They have their eye on the goal. But as a writer, I often find it instructive to look back at my process. This...
by DianneSalerni | May 27, 2015 | caged graves, The Eighth Day, WIP, writing
I’m writing this blog post to comfort myself more than to inform you, although I hope you might find it informative anyway … or maybe comforting. I’ve come to see this blog as the closest thing I have to a diary, and I often look back through old posts for...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 16, 2015 | book promotions, King Arthur, revision, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, The Morrigan's Curse, WIP
Yes, it’s time for another scatter-brained post because I couldn’t pull together a single topic. I think Netflix should count as a business expense. I know many people would consider binge-watching TV while your open manuscript and a blinking cursor sit ignored on a...
