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Rick Chiantaretto

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I've often been accused of having done more in my life than the average person my age, but if I were completely honest I'd have to tell you my secret: I'm really 392.

So after all this time, I'm a pretty crappy writer.

I'm the author of the Crossing Death series and Facade of Shadows , as well as 'Tailored for the King,' a short story found in Twice Upon a Time . I have a bunch more half-written (when you have eternity, why rush?). I've been favorably reviewed, featured on ReadFree.ly's Top 50 Best list of 2013 and 2014, and my how-to-write-horror articles have been quoted in scholarly (aka community college freshmen's) papers.

I enjoy the occasional Bloody Mary, although a Bloody Kathy or Susan will suffice.

Mostly, I just try to kee
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Rick Chiantaretto I know a lot of authors do this. I sure tried but it ended up just being really really weird. I don't usually listen to music when I write, but if I d…moreI know a lot of authors do this. I sure tried but it ended up just being really really weird. I don't usually listen to music when I write, but if I did it would be stuff Hannibal would listen to while he prepared his liver and fava beans (classical).

Still, I thought about songs that could summarize Crossing Death chapter by chapter. I never finished it, but here is the Spotify playlist if you want to see how weird and random I am:

https://play.spotify.com/user/1224701...(less)
Rick Chiantaretto An enchanted night it does not take
For rapture to bewitch your mind with serenity
As you watch mystical creatures from heaven dance
Spell-bound by the s…more
An enchanted night it does not take
For rapture to bewitch your mind with serenity
As you watch mystical creatures from heaven dance
Spell-bound by the silvery strands of moonlight
Which haunt the waters of a still lake.

Perhaps it is not such a tragedy that, to see,
You must watch from beneath.
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12 Suspenseful Reads with Religious Themes

Death of the Body was recently featured on Wiki.ezvid.com in this incredible list of 12 Suspenseful Reads with Religious Themes.

If you enjoy the Crossing Death series and are waiting for the final installment, Death of the Soul, take a quick look at this list of books, which seems specifically curated to hold you over while I continue writing!

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“What if all religiouns were stories, and all stories were true?”
Rick Chiantaretto, Death of the Body

“I remembered what it was like to die-the pain, the fear, the doubt, and the unknown. Somehow I had cheated death once. Now I was about to try again.”
Rick Chiantaretto, Death of the Body

“I didn't panic until my chest collapsed and I couldn't breathe. I gasped until I no longer had a throat to do it with. I didn't feel like I was holding my breath - it was more like I had no lungs.”
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Sheri Fresonke Harper Thanks for adding me as a friend, had fun reading your book :) Sheri


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