by DianneSalerni | Dec 20, 2010 | caged graves, revision, writing
If you’re a writer, then you know how real your characters can be. You dream about them, talk to them, maybe even argue with them. They take on a life of their own once you put them on the page, and sometimes they lead you in directions you didn’t expect. I’m not much...
by DianneSalerni | Dec 15, 2010 | Christmas, writing
Several years ago (eight, to be precise), I decided to get creative with the note I sent out in Christmas cards and I wrote a creative little drama, which got inserted into everybody’s holiday greeting. It was well received by family and friends, and before...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 22, 2010 | steampunk, teaching, writing
I don’t have much for you today, folks. A week of being buried under report cards was followed by a week of parent-teacher conferences – including one 12-hour work day – and I still have more conferences to do tonight. I’m feeling squashed flat – kind of like our old...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 10, 2010 | WIP, writing
I’m hanging up my “pants” on this WIP and taking up outlining for awhile!When I start a new story, I generally know how it begins and how it ends. The journey between those two points is an adventure – sometimes a scary, panic-stricken one – but nevertheless an...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 22, 2010 | writing
Spam seems to come in waves of pink, sticky goo. We’ve all been barraged by offers of Viagra and various other drugs that can be obtained by mail. Then, there are the Account Verifications – from your bank, from your internet provider, from the IRS and the FBI and all...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 20, 2010 | book promotions, Lenny, writing
Yesterday, I had the amazing experience of meeting two high school creative writing classes at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida – without leaving my home! This was not only the first school presentation I’ve given (uh, not counting my daily lessons as a...
