by DianneSalerni | Oct 5, 2012 | First Impressions
Our last First Impressions submission comes from Julia Tomiak. This is the first page of her WIP, a YA Contemporary titled REDEFINED.Most seniors from Keene County High School didn’t stay home on Friday nights to babysit their moms, but I did. Dad called while...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 3, 2012 | First Impressions
Mark KoopmansOur next First Impressions post comes from Mark Koopmans. His manuscript, REVIVAL: THE DONALD BRASWELL STORY, is the memoir of a Welsh Opera tenor whose promising career was almost destroyed by the hit-and-run accident which robbed him of his voice. Mark...
by DianneSalerni | Oct 1, 2012 | First Impressions
Our first submissions for First Impression in October comes from Rebecca Buss. The working title of this YA Suspense story is GOODNIGHT STRANGER.In the middle of the night, and in the middle of a rainstorm, Paige Aldridge climbed up a set of metal-grate stairs in...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 26, 2012 | First Impressions
Today I’ve got an early edition of First Impressions to share – not part of our normal series but an offer Marcy Hatch and I made on her blog last week to anyone wanting feedback before entering the first page contest on Writer Therapy. Check the link for...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 10, 2012 | First Impressions
Our third First Impressions post comes from Amy Makechnie. This is the first page of her manuscript A BOAT AGAINST THE CURRENT, which is Adult Fiction (although she says it could possibly be YA). I was ten when Gaysie Cutter tried to kill me. Just like her...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 7, 2012 | First Impressions
Today, we have Robin Hall returning with her YA Magical Realism novel, LOVESENSE. Robin was here for First Impressions a few months back. You can see her original first page here. She has now revised the page and is looking for feedback on the improved version.I often...
