by DianneSalerni | Jan 2, 2013 | First Impressions
Woo Hoo! Welcome to 2013 everybody! I’m awfully glad the world didn’t end in 2012! There’s all kinds of great stuff happening this year.We’re starting off with First Impressions and a submission from Joanne R. Fritz. This is the first page of her MG...
by DianneSalerni | Dec 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
I hadn’t planned on posting this week, but I just had to share an awesome Christmas present (that only writers can appreciate) which turned out to also be a head-scratching editorial moment.My 12 year old daughter Gina, all on her own, conceived of this present....
by DianneSalerni | Dec 19, 2012 | Christmas
A Slice of Salerni Life 2012 The End of the WorldGabbey: (looking over Dianne’s shoulder) You too, Mom? All my friends on Facebook are being weird about the world ending, and I’m like, “Really, people? Don’t make me unfriend you.”Bob: You can tell them Mommy and...
by DianneSalerni | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m writing this over the weekend, wondering exactly how I will face my classroom on Monday. How I will look at it. How I will look at my students. And how they will look at me.Exactly a week before the Sandy Hook incident, we had an intruder drill at our...
by DianneSalerni | Dec 14, 2012 | Blog Fest
Welcome to the Deja Vu Blog Fest: The Day of the Do Over, where we recycle old blog posts that might have been missed or under-appreciated during the year. I picked this one because I had NO IDEA where it was going to lead me.In February of 2012, I wrote a post...
