by Dianne C. Braley | Aug 5, 2026 | Blog, Book Update
Well…it’s been one heck of a week. The biggest news is that Drive City is officially out on submission through my literary agent. That sentence doesn’t even seem real to me. After years of writing, rewriting, deleting, rewriting again, and wondering...
by Dianne C. Braley | Jul 6, 2026 | Blog, Book Update
I didn’t expect this book to change me. When I began researching the life and murder of Susan “Su” Taraskiewicz, I thought I was simply writing another book. After all, I’d spent years writing fiction. I’d won awards for my novels. I...
by Dianne C. Braley | Jun 7, 2026 | Blog, Book Update
For years, I have been querying books. Not just one book. Three. My first novel, The Silence in the Sound. Then The Summer Before. And now my third manuscript, Drive City. If you are unfamiliar with the publishing world, a literary agent is often the gateway to the...
by Dianne C. Braley | May 8, 2026 | Blog, Book Update
For those who have been following my work, you already know my fourth book will focus on one of Massachusetts’ most haunting unsolved murders: the 1992 killing of Susan Taraskiewicz, known to many simply as Su. Su was a 27-year-old Northwest Airlines employee from...
by Dianne C. Braley | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog
This past month, I stepped into a completely different world—one that sits just beyond the page. I traveled to New York City for Pitch Fest, where I had the opportunity to present The Silence in the Sound to multiple filmmakers, producers, and industry professionals....
