Tag: Patricia Santos Marcantonio
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‘Verdict in the Desert’ now available on Kindle
The digital copy will also be available soon on Nook and other digital avenues. https://www.amazon.com/Verdict-Desert-Patricia-Santos-Marcantonio-ebook/dp/B01HSJ85FW/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1467840291&sr=8-1
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Latinidad mentions ‘Verdict in the Desert’
Marcela Landres was kind enough to mention my new book, “Verdict in the Desert” in the most recent edition of her outstanding e-zine, Latinidad. Marcela is the author of the e-book How Editors Think: The Real Reason They Rejected You, and is the publisher of Latinidad®, an award-winning e-zine chosen one of the 101 Best Web Sites for…
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Public radio host talks about VERDICT IN THE DESERT
Many thanks to Eric Ladau and Houston Public Media for the interview with me about VERDICT IN THE DESERT. You can list to the interview at the following site: http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2016/04/26/147943/arte-publico-press-author-of-the-month-patricia-santos-marcantonio/
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‘Verdict in the Desert’ coming in April
My new novel “Verdict in the Desert” will be released April 30 by Arte Público Press, the nation’s largest and most established publisher of contemporary and recovery literature by U.S. Hispanic authors. In the summer of 1959, everyone knows his place in Arizona. Michael Shaw is an alcoholic lawyer struggling with his reputation as the son of…
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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,…