by DianneSalerni | Jul 8, 2013 | caged graves, revision, The Eighth Day, WIP, writing, writing process
Last week, I was feeling a little depressed. I had just turned in editorial revisions for THE EIGHTH DAY. The manuscript was off to the copy-editing department, and now I had to face my draft of THE EIGHTH DAY #2. And I couldn’t stand to look at it. The first...
by DianneSalerni | May 31, 2013 | Blog Fest, The Eighth Day, WIP
Raise your hands if you know the song Whip It! by Devo.Okay, raise your hands if you sang along to it when it was first released. Huh. Who wants to admit that? Yeah, my hand is still raised, sorry to say.D.L. Hammons and Elise Fallson are hosting the WHIP IT GOOD...
by DianneSalerni | May 15, 2013 | WIP, writing, writing process
Just so you know, I wanted to find a pictureof Brutus killing Caesar, as that seemed moreappropriate, but I couldn’t find a good one.We all have to do it at some point. Maybe it’s a realization you’ve come to on your own, or something your critique partners have...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 11, 2013 | WIP
Based on recommendations from people who’ve tried Scrivener, I went ahead and bought it – especially after I realized it was only $40. At that price, I thought, why not?So far, I’m loving it – but only for plotting and planning. I have no intentions of drafting...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 20, 2013 | The Eighth Day, WIP
This has been me for the past two weeks or so:Not Darth Vader. The poor guy hanging in the Sith Lord’s grip, unable to get away. The role of Darth Vader in my life was filled by my WIP. It had me by the throat and would not let go.Even at work, I walked around...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 28, 2013 | The Eighth Day, WIP, writing process
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of participating in a Creativity Retreat with Susan Kaye Quinn, Rebecca Carlson, and Adam Heine. This retreat was held online via Google Hangout, which is pretty amazing when you consider I’m on the U.S. East Coast, Sue’s in the...
