Cory Maddalena; Creator
Author of debut 2020 novel As Pure As Snow | Short Film Creator | Teacher
B2 is coming!! ๐
It took me awhile to really decide that this is something I'll never stop: film, photography, writing...its in my DNA. Even when work and life happens, following your passions is something you should never stop doing.
Ive spent the summer filming, photographing, and yes, writing/editing. Its been incredible, and a huge learning curve, but totally worth it all. That said, b2 is coming!!! Many have asked, and all I can say for sure right now is that the story is complete and almost done being edited. After that, who knows. No dates or publishing plans are in the works yet, but this is a story that's incredibly personal to me, so I want to do right by it.
In the meantime, thank you all for the continued support with APAS - your reviews, written or oral, make me so happy, and I will always appreciate the support you've all shown, so thank you โค๏ธโ๐ผ
Stay tuned, and let the wild theories begin ๐โ๐ฝ
Check out this wicked new spot in Grimsby...there may or may not be some signed copies floating around, but the people are awesome and the shop is dope so you should support them anyway ๐ค๐ผ๐
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casual reminder that APAS is FREE to download on kindle all weekend
ps. If anyone can find me this shirt but with calvin & hobbes, I'll be eternally grateful ๐๐ผ
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One year on, and it's incredible to see how this story has come alive. One of my oldest and closest friends designed this piece of art for the character at the heart of AS PURE AS SNOW. For so long, this story existed as a series of images, then as a script, and then as a novel. To see it coming alive again in a visual way reminds me why I loved this story in the first place.
Thank you to everyone who continues to bring this story to life for me - with lots more stories to tell, I can't wait to see what else we can come up with ๐๐๐ผ
Check out and .design for more incredible art ๐ค๐ผ
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Tune in tonight to 89.5 to hear me babble my way through my first radio interview ๐๐
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all you beautiful people ๐๐ผโ๏ธ !!
Quick reminder AS PURE AS SNOW is still free to download TODAY only! ๐ฅ
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The publishing list grows! AND VENICE SLEPT now available in "Dark Venice" anthology on Amazon!
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School photos ๐๐ค๐ผ
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Six months, 4.5 stars, and over 70+ ratings/reviews later, I couldn't be happier with the reception for this book! No matter how many numbers are involved, what it comes down to are the people who have taken the time to read, reach out, rate, and support the book. THANK YOU โค๏ธ๐๐ผ
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Just in time for October! Check out my first officially published short story AND VENICE SLEPT in ' latest anthology DARK VENICE - all proceeds go to Venice in Peril and Aiesec Venezia, organizations that support restoration and youth leadership in the city!
Happy reading ๐๐ถ !!
Available through Kindle, paperbacks to be announced soon!
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some of the best from iceland
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Deanna Petcoff's newest fans
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THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to rate and/or review AS PURE AS SNOW! The reception has been incredible so far (from 4 ratings on Amazon to 20+), but the support means more to me than you can ever know, so thank you ๐๐ผ๐
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Imagining how cool it would be to be back at this volcano again right about now...
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catching up on some patio drinks and nat geo issues ๐โ๐ฝ
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Iceland checklist:
โขlots of hikes โ๏ธ
โขlocal literature โ๏ธ
โขjoin hellfire club โ๏ธ
..and maybe some writing ๐
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Couldn't go to Iceland and NOT leave a couple copies lying around. Enjoy, you viking beauties ๐๐ค๐ผ
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mainstream sellouts
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converse with the white jacket
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More signed copies are getting out there!! Just a reminder the AS PURE AS SNOW you're looking for is the first result on Amazon...unless Christmas-themed erotica is your thing, I'm sure Tempest Skye's novel is lovely any time of year ๐๐ค๐ผ
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10 facts you say .kendall.author ?
1. I'm on the almond board train
2. I'm a high school teacher
3. I went to school to study Film
4. The idea for As Pure As Snow started as a class assignment
5. Love to read, but I'm more of a visual learner
6. The Hobbit is my favourite book
7. I wrote my Master's thesis on the Marilyn Monroe movie NIAGARA...
8. ...but I'm more of an Audrey Hepburn kinda guy ๐คทโโ๏ธ
9. Love to travel (with a trip to Iceland coming up soon...)
10. And I'm very passionately against anyone who doesn't support basic human rights (especially for women โ๐ฝ)
Let's hear em !
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Craving these tacos and it hasn't even been 24 hours ๐๐ฎ
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Patiently waiting for summer so I can get these copies out there...
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Hoping to do more photography as the summer hits ๐โ๐ฝ
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Rumor has it this looks pretty good on your shelf ๐๐ค๐ผ paperbacks now available!!
Truth comes buried in the thaw
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I promise you'll be able to get your hands on a copy of this soon ๐๐ค๐ผ
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Almost a week later and I couldn't be happier or more grateful for all the support for the release! We managed to hit #1 on Amazon's Noir bestseller list (even got a shiny new sticker out of it too!!), and the few reviews I've gotten so far are so special and I'm so thankful ๐๐ผ Thanks again for all your support, and if you can, please leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads letting me know what you think ๐๐ค๐ผ!
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After nearly 6 years of brainstorming, writing, editing and querying, this is it! The journeys been a great one, and I can't wait to see what the world thinks of this story!
Truth comes buried in the thaw.
Available now on Kindle
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