by DianneSalerni | Apr 8, 2013 | skiing, writing
Thank you to everyone who expressed birthday wishes for my daughter and who wished me an injury-free skiing holiday in Killington, Vermont over spring break.We all came down from the mountain safe and sound, although I reached the unhappy revelation that I am now the...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 20, 2013 | caged graves, The Eighth Day, writing
Lately it feels like I have a lot going on in the writing part of my life. But since I’m happiest when drafting or revising a novel, I feel a little sad and discontent at the moment. Because I’ve got a lot to do, but I’m not actually creating something new.Last week,...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 13, 2013 | writing
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and...
by DianneSalerni | Dec 10, 2012 | The Practice Room, writing
Today I’d like to put in a plug for Tina Laurel Lee’s brainchild, The Practice Room – which operates as a little think tank for the writing community. You can check out the sidebar on her site for the weekly schedule, but I usually run a session on Monday nights,...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 12, 2012 | reading, teaching, writing
My 5th grade students were excited when they heard the book I’d been telling them about was going to be published as a series. And both my reading classes wanted THE EIGHTH DAY to be their next read-aloud. When I cautioned them that the current version is unrevised...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 27, 2012 | revision, WIP, writing
Via Wikimedia CommonsI know where the weak areas are in my WIP. I saw them in the first draft, and I struggled with them again when I wrote an outline for Draft 2.Since I started revisions last weekend, I’ve already deviated from the Draft 2 outline, because I...
