by Dianne Salerni | Jul 23, 2012 | writing
On July 30, D.L. Hammons’s WRiTE CLUB will be back, bigger and better than ever. If you don’t already follow D.L.’s blog Cruising Altitude, then you should pop on over now and hit the follow button. Not only does he have a blog well worth reading, he hosts this...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 20, 2012 | fish, writing
It’s O’Dark Thirty in the Salerni house, and eight people are stumbling around, grabbing a bite to eat and mumbling at each other with as much civility as we can muster for this ungodly time of day. Then my niece, Olivia, puts on her fishing hat and gives me a big...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 29, 2012 | writing
Some of you may have seen this image bouncing around Facebook and Twitter, but I thought it was worth another chuckle. I think I saw some of those z-z-z-z-z’s in the copy edit mark-up of THE CAGED GRAVES! Well, actually, it was a politely worded note in...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 22, 2012 | caged graves, WIP, writing
Last week, I worked through the copy-edits on THE CAGED GRAVES and mailed the manuscript back to the publisher. I know there’s still proof-reading to go, but this is one step closer to FINISHED! It was so exciting to see the book worked over to the point...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 20, 2012 | WIP, writing
Yes, I am blood kin to this face.I know I’m not the only writer who suffers from confidence issues — because I read about this on everybody else’s blog, too. There are times when the path seems too hard, too steep, too twisty, and I don’t feel...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 15, 2012 | writing
Out of the water and onto the bike.This past weekend, my 12 year old daughter ran her first triathlon. It was a spur of the moment thing. My husband has done a few triathlons for his own amusement, fitness, and sense of personal accomplishment. He...
