by DianneSalerni | Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sometime people ask me how long I’ve been writing or what my first book was.Well, the answer is I’ve been writing — or at least making up stories — for a long time. My first book, I’m afraid, had a derivative plot and characters who were...
by DianneSalerni | Dec 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
I hadn’t planned on posting this week, but I just had to share an awesome Christmas present (that only writers can appreciate) which turned out to also be a head-scratching editorial moment.My 12 year old daughter Gina, all on her own, conceived of this present....
by DianneSalerni | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m writing this over the weekend, wondering exactly how I will face my classroom on Monday. How I will look at it. How I will look at my students. And how they will look at me.Exactly a week before the Sandy Hook incident, we had an intruder drill at our...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via Wikimedia Commons and BlackFriday.comYou won’t find me setting foot outside the house on the Friday after Thanksgiving. That’s partly because I have a deadline to meet and lot of revision to do. But I’ve never been a Black Friday shopper, because there’s nothing I...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today, I’m welcoming Angela Brown and Gwen Gardner, who both write about the paranormal. Their characters enjoy ghost whispering, shadow jumping, and other abilities. But that’s all fiction, right? They made the stuff up. That’s what writers do.But what...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am delighted to be participating again in the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop, hosted by Inspired Kathy at I Am a Reader Not a Writer. This is a HUGE hop, with over 500 participants. Officially, it runs from October 24 – 31, but with so many participants, Kathy asked us...
