by DianneSalerni | Oct 5, 2011 | First Impressions
Our second First Impression for October is Michael DiGesu’s THE BLINDED GARDENER. It’s an edgy Y/A Contemporary about a seventeen-year-old boy abused by his Marine father.DannyOne moment I’m my Dad’s personal punching bag, and the next, well, I’m a pawn in his...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 3, 2011 | First Impressions
Hello, October! Today, I’m bringing you a First Impression of teen writer Gabbi Calabrese’s YA paranormal WIP, UNVEILED.I was the first person in the class to finish my test, but that wasn’t necessarily a good thing. Especially considering I guessed on all but...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 30, 2011 | writing
… you’ve ever been caught “rehearsing” for your writing? You know what I mean. Sometimes, you just have to act it out, right? Tell me I’m not the only one who practices bits of dialogue (both sides of the conversation) just to see how it’ll sound. No, seriously. Tell...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 28, 2011 | writing
Oh, those glittery SNI’s! We’ve all been attracted by them at one point. Sometimes they try to tempt us away from a WIP just as the work is getting tough. Sometimes they pose as the next big project, until we realize they have no substance to them. When do you realize...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Among my accomplishments this summer, I count the conversion of both daughters into Doctor Who fans. This was a big deal to me, because I spent a great deal of my youth watching this man:That’s the Doctor, played by Tom Baker from 1974 to 1981. I did watch the show...
