The Women, Words and Wisdom Blog Tour starts today, May 19th! Visit the authors' blogs for a different story each day. Each author will be offering prizes (books, goodies, gift certificates) to people who leave a comment.
Here's the line up:
May 19 - Mary C. (http://marycastillo.blogspot.com/)
May 20 - Barb Ferrer (http://fashionista-35.livejournal.com/)
May 21 - Lara (http://www.lararios.blogspot.com/)
May 22 [...]
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Posted in Interviews, Latino/Hispanic, Non-Fiction, Virtual Book Tour Guests, tagged cinco de mayo, don miles, hispanic, history, latino, mexican independence day, mexico on March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
In this interview, author and former news director Don Miles talks about his latest book, Cinco de Mayo–a date most often misunderstood in the US. Don talks about his inspiration for the book and his struggle in finding the right publisher.
When did you decide to become an author? Do you have another job besides writing?
Believe it [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Latino/Hispanic, Paranormal, Romance, Short Fiction, chick-lit, tagged barbara caridad ferrer, blog tour, fiction, hispanic, jamie martinez wood, latino, Margo Candela, mary castillo, mayra calvani, stories, valentine's day on February 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Five Latina authors, five stories, five prizes! From February 10 to February 14. All you have to do is leave a comment in order to be eligible for the prize.
Here’s the line-up:
February 10 – “Por un Amor” by Mary Castillo, a $10 Starbucks gift card
February 11 – “The Painting” by Mayra Calvani, here on the [...]
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Posted in Dark Fiction, Ghosts, Latino/Hispanic, Paranormal, Short Fiction, tagged christmas, deja vu, hispanic fiction, Latino fiction, mayra calvani, paranormal stories, puerto rico, san juan on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Déjà Vu
By Mayra Calvani
Standing on the sidewalk of the Boulevard del Valle, Amanda looked towards the sea. The splash of the waves against the rocks below resonated in the air. She could taste the salty tang sharply on her tongue, feel the cool breeze tousling her hair. She hugged her arms to stop the goose [...]
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Posted in Book Reviews, Dark Fantasy, Dark Fiction, Horror, Latino/Hispanic, On the Spotlight, Paranormal, tagged astrophysics, baltimore, dark lullaby, Horror, mayra calvani, paranormal suspense, puerto rico, supernatural thriller on January 25, 2008 | No Comments »
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Blurb:
At a trendy Turkish tavern one Friday night, astrophysicist Gabriel Diaz meets a mysterious young woman. Captivated by her beauty as well as her views on good and evil, he spends the next several days with her. Soon, however, he begins to notice a strangeness in her–her skin’s abnormally [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Latino/Hispanic, News, Short Fiction, tagged 12 days of chica lit, books, chick-lit, christmas, contest, giveaway, hispanic, latino, prizes, Short Fiction, stories on December 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Starting December 11th until the 23rd travel to a new blog for a Christmas story, recipe and prize giveaway. The prizes will range from print books to gift certificates to goodie baskets!
Here’s the schedule of the chica-lit stars:
12.11.07: Mary Castillo, author of Switchcraft
12.12.07: Berta Platas, author of Cinderella Lopez
12.13.07: Mayra Calvani, author of [...]
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Why don’t you start by telling us a bit about your latest book, WILLING SACRIFICE, and what inspired you to write such a story?
Willing Sacrifice subtly covers a number of topics. It’s a book about stubbornness, trust, truth, and learning about oneself. Hah, makes it sound brainy doesn’t it? Not! Lol. [...]
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Although writing is a skill that can be learned, I believe some people are born writers. Do you consider yourself a born writer?I definitely consider myself a born writer. Or maybe it might be better to say, a born storyteller. As long as I can remember, I had stories in my head and [...]
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