by DianneSalerni | Feb 3, 2012 | First Impressions, Larry
Our second First Impression for the month of February comes from Larry O’Donnell, my brother-in-law and frequent guest poster. This is the first page of his most recent WIP, a thriller titled THE PORTAL.Chapter 1: The ReleaseIt was one of those damp cold nights...
by DianneSalerni | Feb 1, 2012 | First Impressions
Today I’m bringing you a First Impression of PK Hrezo’s manuscript, a YA thriller titled THE 49TH PARALLEL. Mom says I’m my father’s daughter.She says I’d be willing to put my well-being on the line for anyone. She doesn’t mean it in the good way. Dad was a...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 30, 2012 | caged graves, First Impressions
It’s probably a little early to start thinking of launch parties and book swag, considering my next book’s not due to come out until 2013, but I can’t help myself. I asked my daughter if one of her talented friends might be interested in doing some artwork for...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 6, 2012 | First Impressions
The final First Impressions post for the month of January comes with this lovely picture. Yikes! I swear I screeched when I opened the file!This untitled YA is Heather Day Gilbert’s NaNo project. It’s not finished, but she says she might follow up on it if it...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 4, 2012 | First Impressions
Our second First Impressions post of January comes to us from Cindy Schrauben, and it’s a MG novel entitled VOICES.Callie could hear mumbled voices, but she wasn’t entirely sure where they were coming from. She held her eyes tightly shut, but the light...
by DianneSalerni | Jan 2, 2012 | First Impressions
Happy 2012, everyone! Today I’m bringing you a lot of firsts – the first First Impression of the new year and the first page of our first repeat customer! Nicole Zoltack is sharing the prologue for her YA fantasy novel, CRYSTAL’S MAGIC. It was her...