Violet War | Urban Fantasy | Monica Valentinelli

2010.09.03 Fear and Transformation

Things have been interesting lately, because ever since I stopped working the “day job” there’s been a lot of opportunities that have popped up, which have mostly been a lot of talk. Summer is one of those seasons where people are more focused on vacations than anything else. Summer, unfortunately for me, is very difficult for [...]

NME Online Magazine and James Semple

This week has been “the” week for James Semple, who composed the spooky music for THE QUEEN OF CROWS e-book trailer. I’m working on an interview with him for FlamesRising.com, and in that interview he confirms that he has been selected to work on the film score for the upcoming horror flick HOUSE OF HELL. In [...]

2010.08.14 In Between Shows

I’m back from GenCon: Indy and am getting ready to help out with Wizard World: Chicago next weekend. GenCon was a learning experience this year; it was announced that I’m one of the developers for a card game based on the HACK/SLASH comic which is now published through Image. Between promoting the demo with Matt, [...]

Convention Appearances and Prints!

Hi everyone, Just wanted to mention that I’ll be speaking at the 2010 GenCon: Indy Writer’s Symposium. You can visit me at one of my panels or you can come hang out and game like you’ve never gamed before. I just got some small, post-card sized prints to promote THE QUEEN OF CROWS. Leanne Buckley and [...]

25% Off THE QUEEN OF CROWS e-BOOK! Ends Monday

Hi everyone, Did you know that DriveThruRPG.com is the world’s largest retailer for digital hobby games? I’m not sure if you know this, but I’ve contributed to a few games within the gaming industry over the years. This industry has been really fun to be a part of! From now through Monday, July 26th at 6:00 p.m. [...]

FlamesRising.com Announces e-Book Trailer

The horror and dark fantasy webzine FlamesRising.com posted an announcement for THE QUEEN OF CROWS e-book trailer today entitled “James Semple and Monica Valentinelli Partner for Trailer.” Check out a quote from the article where the announcement describes some of Semple’s other compositions: Once the theme of the music was decided, Semple worked his magic and [...]

[Video] Promotional Trailer for THE QUEEN OF CROWS

Hi everyone! I’m really excited to share with you the promotional trailer for THE QUEEN OF CROWS e-book. The music was composed by James Semple, a professional in the entertainment industry. In addition to his work in film, he also has composed soundtracks perfect for gaming including Four Shadows: Music for Trail of Cthulhu and [...]

2010.07.11 Setting Music to the Trailer

Today I had a meeting with the composer for the music to THE QUEEN OF CROWS promotional trailer. The first thing we did was listen to various sounds and whatnot to decide what the feel of the music should be. Did I want the composition to be dramatic and tense or smooth and understated? Did [...]

2010.07.08 The Inbetween

In my setting, the Inbetween is a magical jail that holds the Condemned or crime-breakers from the Realm of magic. This place is kind of a setting within a setting; the Condemned are captured and then contained within a dimension that’s hidden within walls of stone in our world Above. The walls need to be [...]

Design Notes for THE QUEEN OF CROWS at FlamesRising.com

FlamesRising.com posted my design notes for THE QUEEN OF CROWS today. I’m sure you’ve all heard me talk about how important the creation process is before; this diatribe delves into the collaboration and the reason why I offered this e-book to you. Here’s a quote from my notes: One of the primary goals I have for the [...]