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Writer's Digest
How Practice Pitching the Wrong Book Got Me My Agent
We’ve all read those fae-bargain-esque “How I Got My Agent” stories. A chance meeting or a DM on socials—sometimes a manuscript doesn’t even exist—followed by an offer of rep, a book sale, and six-figures. Makes a writer want to fling their query-weary body into the inviting sea.
I don’t have one of those stories...
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Ribbon Magazine
Interview: Author K. Valentin on Magic, Identity, and ‘An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder’
A Senior Art Director by day and a daring author by night, K. Valentin balances overseeing concept visuals and wrangling artists with crafting her debut novel, An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder—a fantasy that blends her queer and Latin identity into one cozy, chaotic adventure...
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Out with Dan
Dan White interviews K. Valentin, author of An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder
Dan and K. discuss An Amateur Witch's Guide to Murder, as well as topics like: complex mothers, alt fashion choices, ride or die friends, and the difficulty of untangling oneself from their upbringing.
We get really deep!
Crime Reads
Mediums, Secret Societies, Hell Princes: Seven Novels Featuring Demons and Possession
Stories about demons are as old as humanity itself. We’re fascinated by the supernatural, especially if it’s malevolent—and it doesn’t get more wicked than demons. There’s something about the concept of creatures designed to be bad that makes authors want to play along, expand on, or circumvent the mythos...
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The Poisoned Pen Podcast
Taylor Hartley, K Valentin, Liz Parker, and Hollie Nelson discuss their latest novels
The Indie View
IndieView with K. Valentin, author of An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder
The initial kernel of an idea came to me when I was at a local copy shop getting something printed. The manager of the place was this amazing goth guy. I’m talking stiletto nails, black lipstick, perfect eyeliner, and big dark hair, in a little work polo.