Libertad La conozco sin tenerla La tengo sin poseerla La llevo solo en el corazón en las esperanzas La vivo yo, pero no mi patria Es tan fuerte que asusta Pero todo lo que vale la pena asusta Para los cobardes no es No será No se inmuta ¡Atrévete! Copyrights @ 2018 Maricel Jiménez Peña
Ando revolcándome entre versos Saboreando papeles nuevos Regando la tinta y disfrutando del proceso Siempre han sido mis olas los versos El vaivén de mis sentimientos Fragmentos Ideas Pensamientos... ¡Qué rico! Los quiero. Copyrights @ 2018 Maricel Jiménez Peña
4 de la mañana Abro una Medalla Porque no puedo pensar en más nada Los vientos soplan rabiosos afuera Se escucha un ruido que espanta a cualquiera Pasan las horas y Juracán sigue Batiendo esta isla que de esperanza vive Derrumbes, peste y escasez Lo que dejó el día después A picar palos y abrir caminos Le extendimos la mano…
I have some good news! I've been quiet through these channels lately, but obviously not today. Today this post will be full of surprises: The Adventures of Pixie Piper 1 is out in Spanish! Just look at that beautiful cover by the amazing Laura L. Diehl! You can get your copy of Las aventuras de Pixie Piper: El respiro de…
Yesterday I finished the first draft of The Adventures of Pixie Piper 3: Dark Wish. I'm feeling pretty good! The writing flowed well with this one. I'd done an outline and followed it. Nothing too detailed, but with the most important events already included. I must admit, it helped a lot. Of course, I did do the write a scene…
*Favor leer con ritmo reggaetonero Estoy bien en-ca-bro-ná Ahora cualquier pendejo escribe de ná Rimas que no hacen sentido Hablando de yales y el chillo Hazme el favor de leerte un libro Me importa un comino la jeva del tipo Ya me di cuenta que lo tienes chiquito El que canta diciendo lo duro que está Todas sabemos que…
When Frances McDormand said "inclusion riders" during her acceptance speech at the #Oscars2018, I could've sworn she said "writers". "Inclusion writers" made so much sense to me I even tweeted it. You see, I'm a writer. And writers are the people who include the characters in their stories. Whether it be a book, short story, screenplay or whatever, the writers…
Aquí mi entrevista en Transformando tu Mañana por WIAC 740AM el pasado 20 de enero de 2018. Espero les guste. / Here's the video for the radio interview I gave on 1/20/2018. It is in Spanish and yes, that's Justin's cap. My son let me borrow it. Hope you like it.
When you think of a Puerto Rican author, you probably think they write in Spanish. Sure, there are plenty of boricua authors established in the US who publish in English, but those publishing their work in Puerto Rico tend to write in Spanish. That said, there are exceptions. And they are good ones. Currently, we have some local indie authors…
The Trove of the Water Dragon by Maricel Jiménez Peña My rating: 5 of 5 stars I had been holding off on writing a review for this book because, for a while I felt that it wasn't as good as book 1. I now realize (after a good re-read) that it's actually pretty awesome. It's made me excited to continue…