by DianneSalerni | May 23, 2011 | characters, WIP, writing
Dear Characters of my WIP (working title: VOLTAGE):You are hereby invited to attend the climax of the book, expected to begin approximately 20,000 words from now. I wanted to give you plenty of advance notice, because I am anticipating the climax will consist of...
by DianneSalerni | May 11, 2011 | WIP, writing
I love columbines. Since I’m not a very good or industrious gardener, I like plants that take care of and propagate themselves, and columbines certainly do that. They also transform themselves, and every year I love to see what new combinations they’ve produced.I...
by DianneSalerni | May 9, 2011 | WIP, writing
Okay, I’m really dating myself if I tell you this was the first video game I knew, growing up. Atari Ping Pong. I wasn’t any good at it.However, I’ve recently had success at ping-ponging WIPs. I’ve got two projects going right now – one at 16k words and the other...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 28, 2011 | WIP, writing
My reading on various blogs – and Tweets and FB posts – would suggest that some writers suffer from procrastination. They find it difficult to force themselves to sit down and write, and I remember a time I used to have the same problem.However, in the past year or...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 23, 2011 | WIP
Meet the Riker Demi Coach Electric Automobile, which my character Ann Henry drives in my WIP. Awesome, isn’t it?Did you know that electric cars predated gasoline-powered cars, and that if industry had gone a slightly different way, American cars might have been...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 18, 2011 | revision, WIP, writing
I’m back to pantstering my WIP, my little steampunk attempt — which is turning out to be not so much steampunk as alternative historical fiction, but that’s okay for now. I realize this one is going to go through many drafts before it sees the light of day. And...
