by DianneSalerni | Oct 18, 2010 | writing
Pre-writing. What works for you? When you’re chewing on a story idea, how do you work it all out? Where do you begin?I spend a lot of time just worrying the idea in my mind, like a dog gnawing on a bone. And I do a lot of reading – books and internet. I might read...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 11, 2010 | writing
As many of you know, I recently finished the first draft of my WIP. Then I cleaned up the plot holes and added an element it was previously lacking. My wonderful first beta read the whole thing, and I went back through it a second time, making adjustments based on her...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 24, 2010 | teaching, writing
It will probably come as no surprise that I enjoy teaching writing to my 5th graders. However, grading writing can be a drag. Nothing kills the joy of writing more than staring at a stack of expository essays that I need to assess for Focus, Content, Organization,...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 20, 2010 | writing
On Friday night, my husband and I attended a performance of The Foreigner by Larry Shue at The Players Club of Swarthmore. We knew absolutely nothing about this play, attending only out of loyalty to our friend Eric Crist – and the faith that if Eric was in the play,...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 1, 2010 | teaching, The Practice Room, writing
School’s in session!I like my class: they’re smart and well-spoken and good-looking, too! (I know they can use Google, and they’re gonna find this blog and read it sooner or later. Best to butter them up now!)However, a full teaching day cuts into my writing...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 23, 2010 | caged graves, goals, screenplay, The Practice Room, We Hear the Dead, writing
Summer vacation is over. Kaput. Today is the last day, and tomorrow, I’ll have to shift my mental gears into teaching mode. Boy, are they going to groan, whine, and squeal!At the beginning of summer vacation, I posted goals for myself. The idea behind posting publicly...
