by DianneSalerni | Jul 11, 2012 | Pocono Mountains, WIP
I was in the Poconos last week, enjoying a writing retreat and then a couple days with my family. During my day and a half alone, I wrote a chapter in my WIP – which may not seem like a lot, but it was significant for me. I had taken a break from the...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 22, 2012 | caged graves, WIP, writing
Last week, I worked through the copy-edits on THE CAGED GRAVES and mailed the manuscript back to the publisher. I know there’s still proof-reading to go, but this is one step closer to FINISHED! It was so exciting to see the book worked over to the point...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 20, 2012 | WIP, writing
Yes, I am blood kin to this face.I know I’m not the only writer who suffers from confidence issues — because I read about this on everybody else’s blog, too. There are times when the path seems too hard, too steep, too twisty, and I don’t feel...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 8, 2012 | goals, summer, WIP
Today is the first day of my summer vacation. FINALLY!!!!I have a few goals for this summer I’d like to share.1. Finish the first draft of my WIP, GRUNSDAY. I’m not sure how long this is going to take and especially not sure...
by DianneSalerni | May 30, 2012 | WIP, writing
I think that’s the finest compliment an author can get from a reader: I didn’t see that coming.Surprising the reader is not easy. First, you have to give the reader a sense of where you’re heading – without being so predictable they stop reading – then pull the rug...
by DianneSalerni | May 21, 2012 | WIP
During Spring Break in April, I started working on my new WIP and wrote 15k in that week alone. I might have written more … if I hadn’t spent so many hours watching The Walking Dead on Netflix and Amazon streaming.It wasn’t wasted time, though, as far as my...
