by DianneSalerni | Jun 17, 2011 | goals
I’m writing this on Sunday and scheduling it to post on Friday – which will be my first day of summer vacation. (Boy, I wish I could jump ahead and skip the intervening days!) Last summer, I posted a set of goals for my vacation, and I did a pretty good job at meeting...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 15, 2011 | WIP, writing
When my daughter Gabbey was little, she was prone to getting herself into awkward situations and then yelling STUCK! at the top of her lungs. An adult would come to her rescue, and the problem would be solved. For writers, it’s not that easy. I’ve reached the climax...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 13, 2011 | history
Lisa Brown (Picture the Dead, Vampire Boy’s Good Night) recently posted a link on Facebook to My Daguerreotype Boyfriend on Tumblir, and I was all over that immediately. I do like a man in historical dress! When I took my daughter Gabbey to see Eclipse, I didn’t have...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 10, 2011 | teaching
On our way to Field Day last Friday, one of my students asked me, “Are we going to verse the orange house classes, or just purple house?” (Yes, our school is divided into houses like Hogwarts, but that’s a different story.)“Verse is not a verb,” I replied.He made an...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 8, 2011 | reading, teaching, YA
I know most (if not all) of you have read the article in The Wall Street Journal highlighting the dark and disturbing nature of today’s YA literature. It’s time to consider: Maybe they’re right. Maybe YA authors are poisoning young minds with a tasteless exploration...
