Author Archives: Dianna Dann Narciso

Writing is heaven…and hell…

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Black cat; white roof. photo by ssoosay via flickr Today*, on my various forms of social media, I posted a link to an article about a brief spat between Philip Roth and Elizabeth Gilbert on writing: Is writing hell, or … Continue reading →

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Where death is held more sacred than life…

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

I love a good cemetery. It’s no surprise to me that in my next two novels (Camelia and JoJo’s Ghost) there will be scenes set in cemeteries. But not the kind I like. Photo by Joel Kramer via Flickr I … Continue reading →

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The new dystopian bondage genre

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Gabe Habash at Publishers Weekly tells us that “[h]alf of the top 20 bestselling books of 2012 in print were either Fifty Shades titles or Hunger Games titles, and only one book not written by E.L. James or Suzanne Collins…cracked … Continue reading →

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Be the author…

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Stop telling me what I can and can’t do! Photo by Storem via Flickr I was pretty sickened by the whole John Green speech at the recent American Booksellers Association ego fest. Here’s what he said: “We must strike down the … Continue reading →

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Stop and smell the platitudes…

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

photo by Marcus Vegas via flickr I pick up trash. I go to one of several local parks almost every weekend with my husband and youngest son and pick up after others who don’t give a shit. True, some of … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on back-talking characters…

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

I’ve still got the “my characters are cardboard” accusation in my head. Hey, you! Up there at the keyboard. This is NOT working for me. Photo by Denis Defreyne via flickr Let me recap for those of you late to the … Continue reading →

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I saw the sign, and that’s about it…

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

    My own personal picture of Two Egg. Do you remember the days when you’d take a long trip in the car and you’d have a huge paperback atlas of maps, big as a newspaper, but thick as a … Continue reading →

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The Easter Sunday blood and gore Peeps diorama competition…

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

The results are in! The first ever Easter Sunday Peeps diorama competition was a raucous test of skill, creative use of trash, and how well we all know our family. Yes, that last one played a very significant role in the … Continue reading →

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Is the written word devolving?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

You know how the whale ancestor started out in the ocean, evolved into a land animal, and then took to the seas once again, becoming the whale? No? Well, look it up. If I can’t write, no one can. Photo by … Continue reading →

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It’s enough to make me start sewing again…

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Dianna Dann Narciso

I went clothes shopping this weekend. That’s never a good thing; but it has to be done once in a while. After an appalling session at Kohl’s, I was reminded of Oprah Winfrey. All of these make me look fat. … Continue reading →

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