by DianneSalerni | Sep 9, 2013 | First Impressions
Our final submission for First Impressions in September comes from Jody Moller. This is the first page of THE SOUL HUNTER, a romantic tragedy set in Hell.She moved among them as though she were one of them – she liked to pretend. She moved at a leisurely pace, as if...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 6, 2013 | First Impressions
Our second selection for First Impressions comes to us from Bob Sweet. This is the first page of his YA novel, THE MIGHTY MILO:My parents left yesterday to save the world and still haven’t returned.A catfight in the alley behind the apartment woke me up an hour ago,...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 4, 2013 | First Impressions
We have a rather unusual submission for First Impressions this month. POST MARKED: PIPERS REACH is a contemporary epistolary novel by Adam Byatt and Jodi Cleghorn. Adam wrote the character of Jude, and Jodi wrote the character of Ella-Louise. The original...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 28, 2013 | goals
Meeting up with Katie Mills in Paris!The summer is over for me. I’m back at work … sitting in a teacher inservice meeting this very second, learning about all the mandatory changes happening this year. Right now, someone is probably advising me to Take a Positive...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 26, 2013 | King Arthur, The Eighth Day
Geoffrey of MonmouthLast week, I shared my explorations in Wales, where I visited sites linked by folklore with King Arthur. I also read a book that took each piece of “historical” proof for Arthur’s existence and subjected it to the standards of a court of law,...
