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 | Dec 29, 2010 | 2010, caged graves, We Hear the Dead
Can you believe that 2010 is almost over? I can remember being a kid and thinking the year 2000 seemed so far away and magical. And now, that landmark date has come and gone – a decade ago! How can that be possible?The year of 2010 was a fairly awesome one for me. I...
by DianneSalerni | Dec 20, 2010 | caged graves, revision, writing
If you’re a writer, then you know how real your characters can be. You dream about them, talk to them, maybe even argue with them. They take on a life of their own once you put them on the page, and sometimes they lead you in directions you didn’t expect. I’m not much...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 29, 2010 | caged graves, We Hear the Dead, WIP
First, I’d like to thank all my blogging friends who continue to stop here and say hello, even though I’ve been absent from most of your own blogs recently. That darn day job has really eaten into my blog reading time! I feel like it’s all I can do to get a blog...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 23, 2010 | caged graves, goals, screenplay, The Practice Room, We Hear the Dead, writing
Summer vacation is over. Kaput. Today is the last day, and tomorrow, I’ll have to shift my mental gears into teaching mode. Boy, are they going to groan, whine, and squeal!At the beginning of summer vacation, I posted goals for myself. The idea behind posting publicly...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 20, 2010 | Blog Fest, caged graves
First of all, the setting for this scene is the sleepy mountain town of Catawissa, PA in 1867. So those of you who guessed it was historical were correct! Lenny’s first comment comes very close to describing the correct clothing for Verity. (Yay, Lenny!)When I close...
