by DianneSalerni | Sep 8, 2015 | fish, WIP, writing process
I’m working on a new WIP — well, an old one actually, that I started and abandoned last September. Now, I’ve returned to it, and I’m 25k into the first draft. I’ve reached the point where I think this is the stupidest thing I’ve...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 13, 2015 | outline, Project Mayhem, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, The Morrigan's Curse, writing a series, writing process
I have never been a runner, but I am guessing that as runners near the finish line of a race, they don’t look back to see how far they’ve come. They have their eye on the goal. But as a writer, I often find it instructive to look back at my process. This...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 23, 2015 | WIP, writing, writing process
I was feeling pretty low this weekend, uninspired and uncreative. I’m working on a first draft of something, and it’s really rough. I also didn’t feel like blogging. So I decided to cheat and look back in my files for something I could recycle. I...
by Dianne Salerni | Mar 18, 2015 | WIP, writing, writing process
I was greatly saddened and discouraged last week to see an author tear down another author over how she interpreted his remark in an interview – while a bunch of people dogpiled on, waving pitchforks. (Excuse the mixed metaphor.) I’m not going to provide links or...
by DianneSalerni | Dec 8, 2014 | characters, outline, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, writing, writing a series, writing process
In a little less than 2 months, The Inquisitor’s Mark comes out. Traditional publishing is strange in that the gap in time between the writing of the book and the release of the book is SO LONG, I can hardly remember what it was like. In fact, when I sat down to write...
by DianneSalerni | Apr 30, 2014 | writing process
It’s a good thing I’ve been doing all these promotional interviews and guest posts for the launch of The Eighth Day. I’ve been asked to talk about my writing process a lot, and – with the self-assurance of someone whose book just got published – I’ve been...
