by DianneSalerni | Sep 3, 2014 | First Impressions
I hope everyone had a happy Labor Day! Our first submission for First Impressions in September comes from Blake C. Haysel. It’s called CRIMSON, and it’s a YA paranormal thriller and spin-off of Little Red Riding Hood. *** Memories could change in fifteen years....
by DianneSalerni | Aug 27, 2014 | history
This is a re-post from 2011. I think it’s worth repeating … The end of summer, cook-outs, and retail sales – that’s what Labor Day means to us. Although most Americans make a point of enjoying this September holiday, very few of them know it began...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 25, 2014 | pets, Sorcia
A German Shepherd can be an intimidating dog. My Sorcia has frightened away many door-to-door salesmen (yay!), and the UPS guy is so scared of her, he only comes halfway up the walkway and gently tosses packages at our porch before sprinting back to his truck....
by DianneSalerni | Aug 20, 2014 | Dorians Parlor, guest post, steampunk
Today Eden Unger Bowditch is here as my guest to share her discovery of the wonderful — and eccentrically fashionable — world of Steampunk, as well as her experience at the Steampunk World Fair. (I want to go!!!!) Eden is the author of The Young Inventors...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 18, 2014 | outline, pantster, The Eighth Day, WIP, writing, YA
Next Monday, school starts for my children and for my former teaching colleagues, but not for me. This is the first time I haven’t started school in the fall since I was a kindergartner. To distract me from this major life change, my husband suggested I do...
