by DianneSalerni | May 16, 2012 | WIP
As a historical fiction author, I haven’t had to worry too much about using swear words in my writing. If a character peppers his speech with an occasional “damn” or “hell” in a 19th century setting, that was plenty of cursing for the context, and shocking...
by DianneSalerni | May 9, 2012 | Pocono Mountains, WIP
Our little condo on Jack Frost Mt.The last two weeks at my house were real humdingers. My husband was traveling for work, which left me solo to handle chauffeuring the daughters to and from their various events — including night rehearsals for the local...
by DianneSalerni | Apr 30, 2012 | caged graves, home, WIP
Hey, everyone! Remember me?It feels like a long time since I’ve written a post or visited any blogs, but I can report that I made productive use of my month-long hiatus. I’m feeling refreshed and ready to socialize again. I can’t wait to find...
by DianneSalerni | Apr 17, 2012 | Blog Fest, WIP, writing
How do you plot your stories?Today is Scribble and Edit’s Plotting Blogfest. I thought I would join in, even though I’m sort of on blog “hiatus” and I’m not much of a plotter. Even when I do write an outline — as I did...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 28, 2012 | outline, pantster, WIP
Last week I turned in my CAGED GRAVES revisions to my editor. After five weeks of intensive work, I was very excited by the results and proud of the new version of the manuscript. Very quickly, however, the thrill of completion turned into the uncertainty of …...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 5, 2012 | First Impressions, WIP
Thanks for the great response to Marcy Hatch’s first page on Friday! And now it’s my turn. The first page of my WIP is appearing here and at Mainewords today. I put this project aside to work on my revisions and line edits for THE CAGED GRAVES, but...
