by DianneSalerni | Jul 12, 2010 | The Practice Room, writing
Now that I’m off for the summer, I find that having too much time is a detriment to my writing. I don’t have limits to sharpen my focus.During the school year, teaching eats up my day. I can’t write, but I do find that chapters are taking shape in the back of my mind....
by DianneSalerni | Jun 30, 2010 | writing
I have one more chapter to write in my WIP – maybe two – before I run out of planned material and take a leap into the unknown. Okay, maybe it’s not as dire a decision as the one indicated on this sign (which my husband photographed on a recent business trip to...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 25, 2010 | screenplay, We Hear the Dead, writing
Last night, I was a guest at the Avon Grove Library for Teen Night. “Meet the Author” the signs said – which, I have to admit, made me feel kind of like a poser. I was worried that nobody would show up. I was worried that a ton of people would show up, (but they would...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 22, 2010 | fish, home, pond, writing
Where do you go to de-stress? Find inspiration? Reflect and brainstorm and relax? For me, it’s my own backyard.The pond was not functional when we bought the house. There was a place for a waterfall, but there was no circulation. The pond was ankle deep in sludge that...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 19, 2010 | Pennsylvania, screenplay, writing
Summer vacation starts today. It’s been a l-o-n-g spring. I know that I posted (with some bravado) back at the beginning of June that I wasn’t going to “strike my colors” and give up teaching. But I’ve got to tell you – about a week after that, I was dying to...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 14, 2010 | history, Pennsylvania, research, writing
In speaking to other historical fiction authors, I’ve discovered many of them experience the same frustration I do when conducting research. You might think that our biggest problem is finding enough information, but that’s not true. The problem is we find so many...
