by DianneSalerni | Aug 8, 2011 | First Impressions
Our fourth and final First Impressions post for August comes from Matthew Reeves, author of the wildly successful cell phone novel Once Upon a Christmas Wish.This sample is the first page of his currently untitled YA historical fantasy, set against the backdrop of...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 5, 2011 | First Impressions
Our third First Impressions post for August comes from Sarah Nicolas. This is the first page of her current WIP, Dragons Are People Too – a YA urban fantasy about a teenage weredragon operative for the US government.Well, crap. Mission Intelligence got it wrong....
by DianneSalerni | Aug 3, 2011 | First Impressions
The second First Impressions critique for the month of August comes to us from someone I know well … my 14-year-old daughter, Gabbey. This is the first page of her fantasy novel, The Mirror’s Curse. Must keep running. Have to get out of here. Have to get out of...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 1, 2011 | First Impressions
For the month of August, Marcy and I have taken on FOUR First Impressions critiques. Why? Because we love ‘em so much.Our first critique is for the preface of Jessica Buccinna’s YA novel Surviving Derek, Maybe. My former roommate Derek Shipley hung himself in the...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 8, 2011 | First Impressions
Our final critique for First Impressions in July is Hot Flashes and Cold Lemonade, a novel by Susan Swiderski. Pearl Bryzinski emerged from her house, sniffed the air, and stretched. Dark clouds bulged overhead, poised to dump yet another load of wintry...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 6, 2011 | First Impressions
Today’s post is our second First Impressions critique for July. This is the opening page of a YA dystopian novel called MASQUE, by Sarah Keith. I knew what was wrong even before my mother started weeping. There was only one reason for someone to ring at our house at...
