by DianneSalerni | Jan 9, 2013 | The Eighth Day, WIP, writing process
It’s a love/hate relationship.I mean, there’s nothing like the exhilaration of completing a brand new chapter, and I’ve been known to stay up WAY past my bedtime because the words are coming and I can’t stop them. But in between those Ta-Da!moments, I usually stumble...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 31, 2012 | outline, pantster, WIP, writing process
Off Topic Picture: Gina prepares for Hurricane SandyFirst of all, I want to extend my thanks to all the people who congratulated me on my HarperCollins deal via the blog, Facebook, Twitter, and email. I feel honored to know so many supportive people who celebrated...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 13, 2012 | Mexico, Teotihuacan, WIP
Yes, that’s me standing on some rocks next to a plastic construction fence. Of course, the rocks and fence are located here:That’s the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, Mexico. Last week’s adventure to Mexico was so incredible, I wasn’t sure where to start this...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 27, 2012 | revision, WIP, writing
Via Wikimedia CommonsI know where the weak areas are in my WIP. I saw them in the first draft, and I struggled with them again when I wrote an outline for Draft 2.Since I started revisions last weekend, I’ve already deviated from the Draft 2 outline, because I...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 18, 2012 | outline, WIP
Now that I have finished the first draft of my WIP, I’m ready to start outlining it.I’ve never understood how writers outline their stories before writing them. Sure, I could make up an outline before writing the draft, but my characters won’t feel any...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 16, 2012 | WIP
There’s nothing like that feeling, is there?Late last Thursday night, I finished GRUNSDAY, the manuscript I started on April 2. Fifteen weeks of writing (interrupted by work on THE CAGED GRAVES twice), and it finished up at a bloated 98.5k words. ...
