by DianneSalerni | May 27, 2010 | Maggie Fox, screenplay, We Hear the Dead
Today’s blogpost stems from two Twitter Chats I attended recently. In last week’s YAlitchat, writers and educators were discussing how teachers influence what teens read. The subject of movies from YA books came up, causing the usual waterfall of tweets exclaiming,...
by DianneSalerni | May 25, 2010 | history, Sourcebooks Fire, spiritualism, We Hear the Dead
This past Saturday, I was honored to attend a book event at Children’s Book World in Haverford, PA with Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, author and illustrator of Picture the Dead. I loved this bookstore! Heather Hebert and all the staff made us feel very welcome. When I...
by DianneSalerni | May 23, 2010 | revision, teaching, writing
I saw the gleam in their eyes when I explained it to them.I’d made a few copies of the opening chapters of my WIP, and I was hoping to find some students willing to read them and give feedback. “You mean, you want us to conference with you?” they asked, using our...
by DianneSalerni | May 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last week I introduced you to Donna Nordmark Aviles, who talked about her recent book tour in Kansas presenting her three independently published books. This week, I am posting the second part of Donna’s interview, in which she talks about the books themselves. Donna...
by DianneSalerni | May 17, 2010 | We Hear the Dead
Is it comparable? Yes, I think so.I’ve watched two of my own children pull themselves to their feet and stagger across the room, grinning and laughing at their own first steps. It’s a heady moment for a parent – a grab-the-camera-I-don’t-want-to-miss-this moment! And...
