Tag: Patricia Santos Marcantonio
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“Tears for Llorona” is retelling of old Mexican ghost story
La Llorona is a Mexican ghost story passed on through generations about a horrifying weeping woman searching the night for her lost children. TEARS FOR LLORONA is a retelling of that tale. Pregnant and unhappy, teenage Inez is sent to live with her grandmother. But Inez’s life changes when Abuelita tells of another troubled woman […]
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The Ghost Sisters is everything you would want a YA novel to be’ HorrorAddicts.net review
Thanks to HorrorAddicts.net and David Watson for the great review of my YA book, “The Ghost Sisters and the Girl in Hallway B.” For the full review go to http://www.horroraddicts.net
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For lovers of horror, a new book, HORROR ADDICTS GUIDE TO LIFE
I’m honored to be a contributor to a new fun, informative and very cool book, HORROR ADDICTS GUIDE TO LIFE. My piece is about how La Llorona scared and inspired me. _________________________________________________________________ Do you love the horror genre? Do you look at horror as a lifestyle? Do the “norms” not understand your love of the […]
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Whatever you write, be happy
I had lunch with a woman who is also a writer and throughout I was struck by her love of what she was doing. She had no bloodthirsty goal to be on the New York Times Bestseller list or climb the lofty heights of the Amazon ranks. She wasn’t out to make sure that her […]
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Add dedication to your writer’s tool box
Make a list of all the tools you need to be a writer. Let’s see, computer, paper, ideas, dictionary, and yes, dedication. Those who challenged themselves in National Novel Writing Month in November, that is writing a 50,000 word novel in a month, have already learned this simple rule, philosophy or whatever you choose to […]
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Don’t beat yourself up for what you didn’t accomplish in 2014
This is a known fact in the universe, most writers are self-doubting humans who work their asses off hoping to get it right. I am very much among them. On top of that, at the end of every year, I’d ask myself “what the hell have I been doing for the past 12 months?” Well, […]
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Starting a new book is hell (and a bit of heaven)
I can’t complain. I recently signed a contract with a publisher for my new book and an agent is shopping another manuscript. My writing partner and I published a new children’s book of which we are proud and which won an award. Another publisher also released my YA paranormal novel a few months ago. It […]
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Enter to win a free copy of THE GHOST SISTERS AND THE GIRL IN HALLWAY B
Check out the book giveaway at GOODREADS of THE GHOST SISTERS AND THE GIRL IN HALLWAY B, my new YA paranormal novel. The Ghost Sisters and the Girl in Hallway B by Patricia Santos Marcantonio Giveaway ends October 31, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
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Declare war on clichés. Your writing and the world will be better for it
I am a peace loving woman, but I do have a sworn enemy – clichés. When I judged writing contests and edited copy for a newspaper, I cringed whenever I saw a cliché. I cringed a lot. Sometimes, I would even be reading a first draft of my writing, and what do you know? I […]
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with ‘Red Ridin’ in the Hood’
For a different view of Hispanic culture, check out, RED RIDIN’ IN THE HOOD AND OTHER CUENTOS. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, the book won an Anne Izard Storyteller’s Choice Award, was a Commended Title — Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, earned a Starred review — American Library Association, and was […]