by DianneSalerni | Feb 25, 2015 | caged graves, Catawissa, graves, home, revision, WIP
To everyone who weighed in on my “Ending” dilemma last week, thank you! I decided my character had to be herself (and she is certainly not perfect). I think she discovered her own worth over the course of the story, but she also made a crucial mistake that prevented...
by DianneSalerni | Jul 14, 2014 | caged graves, Catawissa
As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I was recently contacted by a gentleman named Charles Rodenbough from North Carolina who told me he was the great-grandson of Ransloe Boone. That would be the same Ransloe Boone whose name is on the headstone outside one of...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 6, 2013 | book promotions, caged graves, Catawissa
Last Friday night, I had the pleasure of signing books at Otto’s Bookstore in Williamsport, PA. I was invited by the owner, Betsy Rider, after she read THE CAGED GRAVES. (Betsy also wrote a review for the local paper and did radio spots on my upcoming visit.) I wish I...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 19, 2011 | caged graves, Catawissa, Clarion
Last week, I signed the contract to publish The Caged Graves with Clarion. With the book on its way to publication, it seemed an appropriate time for a pilgrimage back to the place that inspired the story – Hooded Grave Cemetery in Catawissa, PA.I knew, going back,...
