by DianneSalerni | Jul 22, 2010 | review, We Hear the Dead
I was pretty excited when We Hear the Dead received favorable reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and School Library Journal. Those are some really powerful names to have backing my work, and I love every one of them.But today I read a review posted on The Snappy Dragon...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 21, 2010 | writing
How many writers out there can relate to the following scenario:You’re sitting at a family barbecue, and everybody is chatting companionably. People ask you how old your children are and how they are doing in school. You ask questions about Uncle Henry, and they ask...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 19, 2010 | PAYA, Philadelphia, YA
Just a short blog post today, folks! My sister and her family are visiting from Kansas, and we are having a blast! So far we’ve hot-tubbed and visited a winery and then hot-tubbed some more. The kids played in the pool, which, at 91, is only ten degrees off from the...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 16, 2010 | contest
The blogosphere is a busy place this summer, full of giveaways and contests. If you don’t win a book this summer, then honestly, you must not be trying!Some of the contests are rather serious in nature, such as the one taking place over at Candyland. In her usual...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 14, 2010 | Fox sisters, Maggie Fox, We Hear the Dead, writing
Last week, I received an unexpected message on Facebook from a descendant of the Fox sisters! This lady, who lives in a neighboring county of PA (and whom I hope to meet up with this summer) is a great-great-(great?)-grandniece of Maggie and Kate Fox.This is really...
