by DianneSalerni | Aug 17, 2015 | Pennsylvania, reading
Many Pennsylvanians have been disappointed to discover that our new Democratic governor, Tom Wolf, hasn’t turned out to be any better supporter of libraries than his much-despised predecessor, Republican Tom Corbett. Libraries aren’t even on Wolf’s radar and...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 10, 2015 | contest, Pennsylvania, Pocono Mountains, The Eighth Day, The Inquisitor's Mark, The Morrigan's Curse
I have some good looking calendars up for grabs this month! Check out this gorgeous 16-Month Transitioner’s Calendar for September 2015 thru December 2016. All the character sketches are done by the talented teen artist Rachel Gillespie. My daughter Gabrielle...
by DianneSalerni | Apr 22, 2011 | caged graves, history, Pennsylvania
Before beginning my manuscript The Caged Graves last summer, I researched the history of Pennsylvania’s mountainous Columbia County in the 1860’s. But my plotline incorporated a lost Revolutionary War treasure, so I also researched events of the 1770’s, when this...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 13, 2010 | PAYA, Pennsylvania
The first annual PAYA Book Festival is only a week away! I am excited to have a small part in this event, taking place on Saturday, August 21 at the Center for Performing and Fine Arts in West Chester, PA.I’ll be one of the authors present, signing books which will be...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 19, 2010 | Pennsylvania, screenplay, writing
Summer vacation starts today. It’s been a l-o-n-g spring. I know that I posted (with some bravado) back at the beginning of June that I wasn’t going to “strike my colors” and give up teaching. But I’ve got to tell you – about a week after that, I was dying to...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 14, 2010 | history, Pennsylvania, research, writing
In speaking to other historical fiction authors, I’ve discovered many of them experience the same frustration I do when conducting research. You might think that our biggest problem is finding enough information, but that’s not true. The problem is we find so many...