by DianneSalerni | Jul 3, 2013 | First Impressions
Today Nicole Zoltack is here with the first page of her adult steampunk romance, ROSE AND WATCHES.Cage wrinkled his nose at the stench of rotting food, then adjusted his goggles, the green shifting around and made his stomach churn. His Stygian Specs allowed him to...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 1, 2013 | First Impressions
For First Impressions this month, Angela Brown is back, this time sharing the first page of her MG fantasy, FABLE RANGER:Mom always told me to check before I answered the door. I really should have listened. Two boys stood on my porch, eyes wide with surprise. My neck...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 26, 2013 | history
One of the reasons I love reading and writing historical fiction is that, as a society, we are so self-absorbed in our present and our future, we forget our past. Sure, we occasionally laugh at a Facebook meme that asks who remembers the connection between a cassette...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 24, 2013 | review, Twitter
Reviews. You need them, and yet … they can be painful. I’ve seen authors discuss (on blogs, on Facebook, on Twitter) whether or not they read reviews of their books. I’ve come to the point where I don’t read all of them anymore.However, thanks to social media, there...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 19, 2013 | goals
Normally, I would have already written this post by now. I’ve been out of school for a week! But don’t worry. I haven’t been laying about, sunning myself by the pool and feeding the goldfish, totally un-goal-oriented. Oh no. (For one thing, there’s been very...
