Updates from Monica Valentinelli for 11/10/2016
Weekly Update from M. Valentinelli
This week's news and posts from Monica's website includes:
In the 11/10/2016 edition:
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Announcing In Volo’s Wake for Dungeons & Dragons
By Monica Valentinelli on Nov 05, 2016 03:07 pm
To celebrate the November 15th release of the upcoming supplement Volo’s Guide to Monsters pictured above, a new Adventurer’s League module called In Volo’s Wake was released to friendly local game stores on November 4th.
Today, I am thrilled to announce that I was one of the writers on this set of mini-adventurers along with my kickass developer, Shawn Merwin, and Rich Lescouflair. In Volo’s Wake will be available online at a later date. I’ll share a link with you on my blog when it is. For now, if you want to check it out–head on over to your friendly local game store and ask them about it. Wahoo!
A Thank You and a Voluntary Critique for Apex
By Monica Valentinelli on Nov 03, 2016 05:01 pm
What a long, strange crazy week this has been–and it’s not even over yet! I am pumped, and feeling more like myself than I have in ages. Thank you! Yes, there has been unfortunate news shared about lags in my career which has shifted my priorities and goals for the umpteenth time in the past few years. However, looking for and finding gigs is part of being a writer and right now I have to hustle to make up that slack. Hustle, hustle.
Anyway, I wanted to pop in here on ye olde blog to say “Thank you.” I had forgotten just how supportive my friends are because we don’t see each other very often, and my attention has been closer to focusing on hearth and home. Reconnecting with old friends, and finding new readers, players, and fans has been supercharging me. It’s easy to focus on the peripheral or ancillary nonsense that has nothing to do with The WorkTM–especially in an era where we are seeing the tail end of mob rule on the internet.
Since I’m feeling all the love, I volunteered to do a short story critique for Apex Magazine as a means of giving back during their annual fund drive. I promise you it will be amazing and you’ll find a lot of value from my comments! There’s only ONE spot so grab it while you can.
UPDATE: This critique went very quickly, so it’s sold out. Maybe next time! If you’re interested in the fund drive, be sure to check out the Apex Magazine 2016 fund drive.
Mood: Caffeinated.
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: Water. Wet. Caffeine better.
Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: I thought about it.
In My Ears: The Lord of the Rings soundtrack
Game Last Played: Sonic: All Stars Racing
Book Last Read: ICO: Castle in the Mist
Movie/TV Show Last Viewed: Stitched
Latest Artistic Project: A bunch o’ stuff
Latest Fiction/Comic Release: Gods, Memes, and Monsters, Endless Ages for Vampire: The Masquerade, and Firefly: The Gorramn Shiniest Language Guide and Dictionary in the ‘Verse.
Latest Game Release: Ghouls & Revenants for Vampire: The Masquerade and Court of Shadows for Shadowrun.
Current State of Projects: Read my latest project update.
Recent Articles:
Joining the Cabal on Kickstarter
The Cainite Conspiracies Cover and Table of Contents Reveal!
[New Release] Essay in Uncanny Magazine Issue 13
Celebrate Halloween with Vampires!
[New Release] Endless Ages Vampire: The Masquerade Anthology