by DianneSalerni | May 31, 2013 | Blog Fest, The Eighth Day, WIP
Raise your hands if you know the song Whip It! by Devo.Okay, raise your hands if you sang along to it when it was first released. Huh. Who wants to admit that? Yeah, my hand is still raised, sorry to say.D.L. Hammons and Elise Fallson are hosting the WHIP IT GOOD...
by DianneSalerni | May 22, 2013 | book promotions, caged graves, Sorcia, teaching, The Eighth Day
So last week was the “launch week” for THE CAGED GRAVES, although the launch party itself only happened last night. (And I’m writing this on Saturday, so I can’t see into the future to tell you how it went.) But this was what happened last week:MONDAY:I had editorial...
by DianneSalerni | May 13, 2013 | caged graves, steampunk, teaching, The Eighth Day
Today, I have revisions due for a manuscript, and tomorrow my second book releases (although it’s already out in some book stores as seen here). It is also the last four weeks of the school year, and somehow it has managed to become “report card” time again, when I...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 20, 2013 | caged graves, The Eighth Day, writing
Lately it feels like I have a lot going on in the writing part of my life. But since I’m happiest when drafting or revising a novel, I feel a little sad and discontent at the moment. Because I’ve got a lot to do, but I’m not actually creating something new.Last week,...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 20, 2013 | The Eighth Day, WIP
This has been me for the past two weeks or so:Not Darth Vader. The poor guy hanging in the Sith Lord’s grip, unable to get away. The role of Darth Vader in my life was filled by my WIP. It had me by the throat and would not let go.Even at work, I walked around...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 11, 2013 | caged graves, Spirit Game, The Eighth Day
The publishing world is like that. Months and months of NO ACTIVITY. And then a bunch of stuff happens all at the same time.I’ve seen a semi-final cut of THE SPIRIT GAME movie. I’ll share that experience in a separate blog post, but I feel like a tease telling...