BLITZING Some Kindness 'Round These Parts!

To commemorate the release of their book The Emotion Thesaurus, Becca and Angela at The Bookshelf Muse are hosting a TITANIC Random Act Of Kindness BLITZ. And because I've been helped by their posts, and others in our writing community more times than I can count, I wanted to take part!

So, today I’m thanking fellow blogger Dianne Salerni!
Dianne is the author behind the historical fiction ‘We Hear The Dead’ (Sourcebooks Fire), the upcoming ‘Caged Graves’ (Clarion Books), and the blog ‘In High Spirits’. 


All blogging business aside- I’m a huge fan of her published (and non-published) work.  She’s my hero - which is why I’m all the more grateful to have had her help during my writerly journey these last of couple years. Not only is Dianne the best beta in the world (she has seriously taught me so much and made me a better writer) - but she also gives of her time and expertise freely to those who ask; Her and Marcy Hatch’s  monthly ‘First Impressions’ series has helped dozens of fellow writers improve on the first 250 words of their manuscript.

To thank Dianne for all that she does, I’ve chosen to send little something special as my ROAK gift. That’s right, people. These coffee spoons are made of chocolate. And, I promise, they are imbued with magical, brain-stimulating powers- sure to get any writer through the trickiest of plot patches. I call them 'thinking spoons':)


Becca and Angela have a special RAOK gift waiting for you as well, so hop on over to The Bookshelf Muse to pick it up.

What was the best writerly gift you ever received? An eye-opening critique? Encouragement when you needed it the most? A new laptop or notebook from a loved one to jot down your ideas?