The Dragon’s Den

In response to Chuck Wendig's recent Flash Fiction Challenge: The Dragon, here's a short story inspired on his prompt. ©2016. Maricel Jiménez. All rights reserved. As she walked past the threshold she heard the characteristic sound of colliding beads. A whiff of cold damp air spanked her face. Ugh. The place smelled like yesterday’s fart. What am I doing here?…

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10 Little Known Facts About Pixie Piper

There are plenty of things revealed about Pixie (the regular girl turned fairy) in her first book: The Adventures of Pixie Piper: A Fairy's Breath, but there are also rarely known bits of info that are not necessarily directly expressed in the book. In this article I will share some of the little known facts about Pixie and the world…

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Why I wrote Pixie Piper

The Adventures of Pixie Piper: A Fairy's Breath by Maricel Jiménez Peña My rating: 5 of 5 stars I wanted to write something fun to read; an adventure! I am still a child at heart and I love fairies. I think they are beautiful, mysterious, and interesting. I researched and read until I found something that inspired me. In the…

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Writing Pixie Piper

Ok, so I recently published my very first book. People generally wonder how long it took to write it. Frankly, writing the first draft did not take that long (maybe 4 - 6 months). What took forever was the editing! To be honest, I'm almost ashamed to admit that I wrote the first draft of this book back in 2006.…

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My very first book!

Finally, after countless edits, rewrites, typos, format nightmares, self-doubt, and 4 proofs, my book is finally ready! Fantasy Adventure for kids 8 - 12. I hope you guys like it!   Get it here: The Adventures of Pixie Piper: A Fairy's Breath It will also be available in Amazon in about a week.  

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From a lovely book called Fairyopolis. Reproductions of Cicely Mary Barker's illustrations

Book Blog for Kids

I've been thinking of blogging my book. It's a fantasy mid grade novel. However, I'm not sure if it will reach the right audience, since most 8 - 12 year olds aren't freely searching the net and following blogs. What do you guys think? It would be a brand new blog. 1 chapter a week perhaps... FYI:  There are fairies,…

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