Theresa Sneed’s WIP (Work-in-Progress) Salem Witch Haunt

10583957_10152359152728253_7256738517500846950_nAs the 7th great granddaughter of Susannah North Martin, one of the women hanged as a witch in Salem Massachusetts, 322 years ago, I have undertaken a special project. I am writing a fantasy/time travel laced with nothing but the facts, no sensationalism, just facts. However, I must warn you, some of the facts are out of this world.

Extensively researching all of the many theories on what happened in Salem back in 1692, and coupled with my own paranormal experiences, I am weaving together a credible story, allowing the reader to come to their own conclusions.

Salem Witch Haunt is a sweet romantic suspense/thriller with about 10% of it delving into Salem’s historical facts and people. It is a fictional story of a 17 year old student at Danvers High who after getting lost in the woods stumbles upon an antiquated village which she believes to be Amish. In reality, she has gone back in time to Salem Village, 1692. With the extensive study she has undertaken as a 9th great granddaughter of Susannah North Martin, and her uncanny ability to remember things,  she is acutely aware of the danger she is in, but still determined to change history.

However, the one thing she must not change, is the thing she wants the most – the love of Hezekiah Hanson, her best friend, Trent’s ancestor, and quite like him, right down to his fantastically green eyes. If she alters Hezekiah’s future in the past, will Trent cease to exist in 2014?

Salem Witch Haunt will be available for pre-orders soon. Look for it’s official release on Halloween, October 31, 2014, the day in 2001, when my grandmother, Susannah Martin, was finally exonerated by the state of Massachusetts.

I recently took a trip to Salem to research places still standing and memorials erected to the tragedy in 1692. Here are some pictures ~ enjoy!

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Gallows Hill Park
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Gallows Hill Park
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Gallows Hill Park
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Theresa Sneed at Gallows Hill Park
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Elementary School Close to Gallows Hill Park

 

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Split Tree at Gallows Hill Park
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Actual Location of Hangings – behind Walgreens

A local resident, out for a morning jog with his dog, told us that Gallows Hill Park is not the place the hangings happened, but on a knoll behind Walgreen’s. True? Does it really matter?

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Actual Location of Hangings – behind Walgreen’s

 

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The Witches House – the only building left in Salem from 1692
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Theresa Sneed, Cindy Bissell, and Chelle Atwater inside the Witches House in Salem MA

Inside the Witches House ~                                                                                                                                                                          10615513_4522098067406_6086993567673697886_n 10612629_4522097507392_1935096893843167562_n 10599523_4522098907427_5521235309244002567_n 10599240_4522099747448_2492086554100458726_n 10583856_4522097667396_608289610655075718_n 10574322_4522100667471_722878430593925583_n 10565137_4522098667421_3980587190409711439_n - Copy (2) 10561675_4522099507442_7140236460194118907_n 10516592_4522100827475_6673798733900651761_n 10485404_4522099987454_6867708750741506010_n 10405599_4522098427415_141879239528022106_n 10402546_4522097827400_3026547052019040274_n                                                                                                                                                                                         Susannah North Martin’s Memorial ~ it needs flowers!               10562972_10152359130223253_5520912517965619637_n Theresa at Grandma Martin's Memorial

 

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