by DianneSalerni | Jun 23, 2014 | teaching
Thanks, Robin at Your Daily Dose, for suggesting this format when my mind is too scattered to write cohesively … Here are my final days of teaching in bullet points: When I mentioned in an email to my blogging pal Lenny Lee that I was facing three...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 18, 2014 | teaching, The Eighth Day
It’s June 18th, and I have one week left of being a teacher. Today would have been the end of this school year if it hadn’t been for all the snow. It’s hard to believe we were actually scheduled to go this late into June – one of those awful school board...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 16, 2014 | The Eighth Day
Writing YA is awesome. Hearing from teen readers who loved We Hear the Dead and The Caged Graves has been a high point of my publishing experience. But here are 3 reasons why I’m loving Middle Grade: 1. BOOK LOGS 2. SNAIL MAIL 3. FAN FICTION This...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 11, 2014 | interview
A few weeks ago, I took a break from proof-reading my first pass pages for The Inquisitor’s Mark by reading an e-copy of a book I won in a contest. I ended up devouring the story in one day and then writing a long, rambly email to the author gushing about it. (I...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
I know there’s a writing metaphor in here somewhere … if I can just put my finger on it. The underside of most dresses isn’t meant to be seen, and yet it’s where all the stitching that holds the clothing together can be found. I suppose a book...
