by DianneSalerni | Mar 24, 2014 | interview
Marcy Hatch is one of my oldest blogging buddies and alpha readers, as well as my partner in First Impressions. So I’m delighted to spread the news about West of Paradise, her debut novel releasing this week from WiDo Publishing – a book I read wa-a-a-y back when it...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 19, 2014 | The Eighth Day, The Spirit Game, We Hear the Dead
The Spirit GameIt’s a little more than a month until The Eighth Day releases, and lots of fun stuff is happening all at once! Reviews are coming in from professionals and advance readers, and I’m starting to schedule signing events. (Check the sidebar for...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 17, 2014 | interview
I’m pretty sure most of you are already acquainted with Elana Johnson, author of the dystopian Possession series from Simon & Schuster. Last month, Elana independently published a new book, a standalone contemporary romance in verse, called Elevated. Today I have...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 12, 2014 | teaching
I recently saw a blog post shared on Facebook titled I’m One of the Worst Teachers in My State. It’s worth reading, but if you don’t have time, I’ll summarize it for you.The name of Simone Ryals, a gifted education teacher in Florida will be printed in newspapers and...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 10, 2014 | interview, writing process
Recently, I reconnected with an author I exchanged emails with a few years ago. She wrote me and kindly thanked me for a review I wrote for her debut book. (This was back in my Amazon Vine days.) Now, I’m excited that Therese Walsh, author and founder of Writer...
