by DianneSalerni | Feb 1, 2013 | First Impressions
First Impressions in February comes from Michael Di Gesu today. Michael is sharing the first page of his YA Edgy Contemporary novel THE BLINDED GARDENER.One moment I’m Dad’s personal punching bag, and the next, well, I’m a pawn in his maniacal master plan. That was,...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 30, 2013 | interview
A few weeks ago, I was skiing in the mountains with my family, and I ordered up ROUGE by Leigh Talbert Moore on my Kindle to read over the weekend. I started it late Saturday night, barely managed to put it down for skiing on Sunday morning, read it all through...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 28, 2013 | The Eighth Day, WIP, writing process
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of participating in a Creativity Retreat with Susan Kaye Quinn, Rebecca Carlson, and Adam Heine. This retreat was held online via Google Hangout, which is pretty amazing when you consider I’m on the U.S. East Coast, Sue’s in the...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 23, 2013 | Spirit Game, We Hear the Dead
I’m thrilled that I am now allowed to share this Behind-the-Scenes video about THE SPIRIT GAME, the short film based on my book WE HEAR THE DEAD. This was a fascinating glimpse into the production, and I have to thank Amy Green for prominently mentioning my...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 21, 2013 | contest, Project Mayhem
Martin Luther King dreamed of sweeping social reform.Some of us have smaller, more personal dreams, and for many of my blogging friends, it’s the dream of being published. If you’re a middle grade writer with a manuscript ready for querying, then you need to...
