by DianneSalerni | Apr 11, 2011 | characters, Elisha Kane, writing
It’s parent-conference week at school, and I’m a little stressed …So I’m going to cheat a little and revisit a blog post from over a year ago — an explanation for the volcano at the top of my blog. That particular volcano means something...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 26, 2010 | Dorians Parlor, Elisha Kane, Maggie Fox, We Hear the Dead
I’ve been practicing all week for this weekend’s reading at Dorian’s Parlor. Actually, you could say I started practicing last weekend, when my husband and I learned how to dress me up in my costume. Yes, it took two of us. All those movies you’ve seen where a servant...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 1, 2010 | Dorians Parlor, Elisha Kane, Philadelphia, steampunk, We Hear the Dead
So, it’s all set: Saturday, November 27 at the Doubletree Hotel in Center City, Philadelphia, I’ll be reading from We Hear the Dead and leading a Q/A session at a “Dress-to-the-Nines, Steampunk, Neo-Victorian, Black-Tie” evening – in full 19th century costume!How did...
by DianneSalerni | May 4, 2010 | Elisha Kane, Maggie Fox, Pennsylvania graves, We Hear the Dead
The next entry in my series of intriguing Pennsylvania graves (caged graves, the ticking tomb, multiple graves for Anthony Wayne) is a salute to Dr. Elisha Kane, the romantic hero of my novel, We Hear the Dead.Located in Laurel Hill Cemetery, in the middle of...
by DianneSalerni | Apr 9, 2010 | Elisha Kane, Maggie Fox, We Hear the Dead
As soon as the press discovered that gentleman adventurer Elisha Kane was courting the spirit medium Maggie Fox, newspapers scrambled to print the story, reporting sightings of them together, repeating gossip, and even following Dr. Kane on the street in the hopes of...
by DianneSalerni | Apr 6, 2010 | Elisha Kane, Maggie Fox, We Hear the Dead
Perhaps it’s time to introduce the love interest in We Hear the Dead. He’s not the typical boyfriend you find in a YA novel, although I’m pretty sure women did swoon over him. In fact, Elisha Kent Kane was one of the most beloved celebrities of the 19th century: a...
