M.P. Callender

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[M.P. Callender @mpcallender]

THE ELEMENTALS by Michael McDowell, best known for writing the screenplay for the film Beetlejuice, is a wonderful southern-gothic haunted-house horror novel. Excellent characters, particularly the father-daughter relationship. Unique setting. Quality horror story. Fantastic read

[M.P. Callender @mpcallender]

@wrotebysedona Hope you hear back with good news! I just had two fulls get back to me - one in 30 days, one in 2 days. Have one more full out - that one has been 44 days, now. Think 3 months is the industry norm to expect.

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@KMCarlsonAuthor you got it

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WARNING SIGNS by @tsierraauthor is a snowy father-son backcountry emotional thriller, incredibly well written. The core relationship was high emotion & high tension. Book jacket told of a "strange creature" lurking in the dark, which was a bit monster-misleading, IMO. Fun read.

[M.P. Callender @mpcallender]

Partial MS request & a full MS request last week on my horror novel from two solid agents - hope in the air! I'll take it. Now the fun in-between, silent waiting period.
#amquerying #writingcommunity

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THE FURY by @AlexMichaelides is a thrilling tale of murder on a Greek island. If you read THE SILENT PATIENT, you'd know this novel would have a twist or two. Fun narration you want to trust, but can't. Solid mystery, constantly unfolding. Good read.

[M.P. Callender @mpcallender]

@sj_cristea Many Congratulations! Solid work - and great news!

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Read PHANTOMS by @deankoontz in high school & knew bits of the story. Read it again & it was a nostalgic delight. Small town horror thriller with great characters & a wonderfully imaginative monster. Koontz's original monsters are why I gravitated to him so early on, safe to say.

[M.P. Callender @mpcallender]

@SusieLindau DANG.

[M.P. Callender @mpcallender]

@rebecca_linam Girl, preach

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Oh man - that green smile.
Such a boon to the querying author.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #querying

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Curious what you make of this @AlyssaMatesic

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@vickyweberbooks dropping some bombs
https://t.co/1VWBs9fV6T

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@vickyweberbooks Thanks for this, Vicky.

[M.P. Callender @mpcallender]

In THE BONE QUEEN by @WillShindler Jenna searches for her daughter who disappeared from their London home. Led to a mysterious village, she uncovers buried legends & learns of the bone queen & her victims; getting tangled in the dangerous & deadly lore along the way. Solid read.

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THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP by Grady Hendrix was a bit of a let down - maybe it was over hyped as one of his best. Think it was a swing & a miss, trying to do too much & be too clever with slasher connections. Characters ran together. Unlikeable, annoying protagonist. Scattered.

[M.P. Callender @mpcallender]

@JamesMarkert Thank you for the story and the ride!

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SPIDER TO THE FLY by @JamesMarkert is part cat-&-mouse-serial-killer-thriller and part crime-fiction-twisty-whodunit. Great read. Multiple POV done right with solid pacing, characters you care about, and a complex story the reader wants to stick with. Quality fiction right there.

[M.P. Callender @mpcallender]

@AlyssaMatesic This seems like a surreptitious way to collect quality pitch ideas.... ha

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BLOOD LIKE MINE by @stuartneville was a mother daughter on the run horror/thriller making sure it never said the word vampire (like in Midnight Mass). Quality characters you root for, even when they keep getting knocked down. Fun ride. Solid read.