by DianneSalerni | Feb 17, 2012 | WIP, writing
We all know the value of beta readers, who test out our completed manuscripts and provide the feedback we need to revise and whip them into shape. But I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the people who read our work as we write it. Sometimes they’re called...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 12, 2011 | WIP
Some of you may notice I’ve given my blog a makeover. I liked the black slate with white text, but it gave me trouble every month with the First Impressions posts. It was hard to differentiate between the text being critiqued and the critique itself, and...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 17, 2011 | WIP, writing
I see a lot of talk on the blogs about writing characters – especially establishing goals for your characters, putting obstacles in their path, directing your characters like rats in a maze by blocking the path and making them work harder to fight their way...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 29, 2011 | home, WIP, writing
Anybody feel a bit of shock and disorientation upon completion of a draft? As if you’d just emerged from some kind of cave – or more accurately, an alternate universe? And you wonder what’s been going on while you were away …Well, in my case:Weeds large enough to eat...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 27, 2011 | WIP, writing
There were times I thought I would never get this far with this story, but I am happy to announce that the first draft of VOLTAGE is complete!Of course, now BOTH my wrists hurt from the feverish typing of last week — ’cause when the floodgates opened, I...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 15, 2011 | WIP, writing
When my daughter Gabbey was little, she was prone to getting herself into awkward situations and then yelling STUCK! at the top of her lungs. An adult would come to her rescue, and the problem would be solved. For writers, it’s not that easy. I’ve reached the climax...
