by DianneSalerni | May 30, 2012 | WIP, writing
I think that’s the finest compliment an author can get from a reader: I didn’t see that coming.Surprising the reader is not easy. First, you have to give the reader a sense of where you’re heading – without being so predictable they stop reading – then pull the rug...
by DianneSalerni | May 25, 2012 | home, writing
Two weeks from today, I will be enjoying the first day of my summer vacation. Today, I was supposed to be at school. Not teaching, but in professional development meetings. Instead, I’m home with my third sinus infection of the year. I’m not sure...
by DianneSalerni | Apr 17, 2012 | Blog Fest, WIP, writing
How do you plot your stories?Today is Scribble and Edit’s Plotting Blogfest. I thought I would join in, even though I’m sort of on blog “hiatus” and I’m not much of a plotter. Even when I do write an outline — as I did...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 27, 2012 | research, writing
Along with the line edits and the revisions, much of the work I’ve been doing on my manuscript for the past couple weeks is checking for historical accuracy – making certain that this item or that detail was appropriate for the setting of my story.I did a lot of this...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 24, 2012 | caged graves, home, writing
1. Dryer. Check! The Salerni family now has clothes that are clean and dry, without having to hang them outside in the cold, damp February air. (I did consider it.)2. Kitchen sink and counter tops. Not yet. Three more days of hauling dishes to the...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 17, 2012 | WIP, writing
We all know the value of beta readers, who test out our completed manuscripts and provide the feedback we need to revise and whip them into shape. But I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the people who read our work as we write it. Sometimes they’re called...
