by DianneSalerni | Jun 25, 2010 | screenplay, We Hear the Dead, writing
Last night, I was a guest at the Avon Grove Library for Teen Night. “Meet the Author” the signs said – which, I have to admit, made me feel kind of like a poser. I was worried that nobody would show up. I was worried that a ton of people would show up, (but they would...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 22, 2010 | fish, home, pond, writing
Where do you go to de-stress? Find inspiration? Reflect and brainstorm and relax? For me, it’s my own backyard.The pond was not functional when we bought the house. There was a place for a waterfall, but there was no circulation. The pond was ankle deep in sludge that...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 21, 2010 | contest
I am happy to announce three winners of my Teenage Celebrity and T-shirt contest – two from this blog and one from my Facebook page. In the interest of transparency, I videotaped the selection of the winners – although getting the cooperation of the teen and the...
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 16, 2010 | Fox sisters, seance, We Hear the Dead
In writing We Hear the Dead, it became necessary for me to focus on one of the two Fox sisters. Maggie was my obvious choice, because she was the morally conflicted sister who faced a mob at Corinthian Hall, a violent attack in Troy, and the one who was drawn into a...
