by DianneSalerni | Nov 16, 2011 | writing
When starting a new project, where do you begin?I usually start with an inspiration, which eventually leads me to a starting point. My inspiration for WE HEAR THE DEAD was the life of Maggie Fox, and I knew I’d discovered my starting point when I sat down one day and...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 26, 2011 | writing
Sometimes it pays to be brief.So, let’s see how many of my writing/blogging friends can summarize one of their works in six words! The rules are: The summary sentence has to have a subject and a predicate and (of course) exactly six words in it.I’ll start you off with...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 21, 2011 | writing
While researching outlining and pantstering for an upcoming workshop, I discovered there are countless websites and blogs about outlining your novel. When it comes to pantstering, however, all I could find were bloggers explaining what it was – and why they never use...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 14, 2011 | writing
As a writer, observing human behavior comes with the job, and sometimes, if you look at your experiences as “research,” it makes aggravating encounters worthwhile.This past weekend, my husband and I bought some items for our mountain rental house in the Walmart at...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 30, 2011 | writing
… you’ve ever been caught “rehearsing” for your writing? You know what I mean. Sometimes, you just have to act it out, right? Tell me I’m not the only one who practices bits of dialogue (both sides of the conversation) just to see how it’ll sound. No, seriously. Tell...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 28, 2011 | writing
Oh, those glittery SNI’s! We’ve all been attracted by them at one point. Sometimes they try to tempt us away from a WIP just as the work is getting tough. Sometimes they pose as the next big project, until we realize they have no substance to them. When do you realize...
