Patricia A. Martinelli

I am a native of South Jersey of Italian descent with roots that run deep in the region. After college, I spent the next ten years working as a reporter for local newspapers, covering everything from entertainment to criminal cases at the county courthouse. While I was fortunate enough to work with people who honed my passion for the written word, I eventually drifted out of the newspaper business into the world of museums, which is a story for another day. Since 2003, I have written a number of non-fiction books, including The Fantastic Castle of Vineland: George Daynor and the Palace Depression. In February 2013, Stackpole Books released The Big Book of New Jersey Ghost Stories, co-authored with my good friend, Dr. Charles A. Stansfield, Jr. I have a number of other interests that include travel, reading, t'ai chi, and collecting antiques but I am consumed by writing. If I don't write, I don't breathe properly. Fortunately, there is always another story to tell.