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 DianneSalerni | Dec 10, 2014 | book promotions, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, writing a series
As I prepare to release my first published sequel in January, I realize that promoting the second book in a series (and the ones thereafter) is completely different from promoting a brand new book. It dawned on me, as I considered what needed to be done, that I...
by DianneSalerni | Dec 8, 2014 | characters, outline, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, writing, writing a series, writing process
In a little less than 2 months, The Inquisitor’s Mark comes out. Traditional publishing is strange in that the gap in time between the writing of the book and the release of the book is SO LONG, I can hardly remember what it was like. In fact, when I sat down to write...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 12, 2014 | King Arthur, pets, review, Sorcia, The Inquisitor's Mark, WIP
I’m currently charging through revisions on my WIP — on page 120 out of 236 Tuesday night — so slightly over halfway there! At this rate, I’ll have a draft ready for beta readers in about a week. It feels really good after struggling with the...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 24, 2014 | characters, home, pets, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark
Hi, everyone! I’ve been trying to get around to everyone’s blog — which includes more than the usual number because I participated in a blog hop this week. But I’ve been battling a cold which would like very much to turn into a sinus infection...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 30, 2014 | caged graves, cover, Sara Crowe, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark
Yes, my daughter Gabrielle now has a driver’s license. How did that happen? Wasn’t it only last year that she was THIS big? The driver’s license thing happened during my last full week of teaching, so on top of the stress of ending both the...