by DianneSalerni | Aug 18, 2014 | outline, pantster, The Eighth Day, WIP, writing, YA
Next Monday, school starts for my children and for my former teaching colleagues, but not for me. This is the first time I haven’t started school in the fall since I was a kindergartner. To distract me from this major life change, my husband suggested I do...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 8, 2011 | reading, teaching, YA
I know most (if not all) of you have read the article in The Wall Street Journal highlighting the dark and disturbing nature of today’s YA literature. It’s time to consider: Maybe they’re right. Maybe YA authors are poisoning young minds with a tasteless exploration...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 19, 2010 | PAYA, Philadelphia, YA
Just a short blog post today, folks! My sister and her family are visiting from Kansas, and we are having a blast! So far we’ve hot-tubbed and visited a winery and then hot-tubbed some more. The kids played in the pool, which, at 91, is only ten degrees off from the...
