Thoughts, Reviews, Cover Reveals, and More from Valerie
When I was in high school, I wrote quite a lot of poetry—really bad poetry. Eventually, I stopped subjecting myself (and others) to those depressing rants of teenage angst. In college, I discovered the good poetry of writers like Maya
Each time I write a book, my editor asks for my ideas for the cover art. That’s when I get a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. The title and the cover are super important. It’s the first
As a mentor in Seton Hill University’s Writing Popular Fiction, MFA program, I often recommend “craft” books for students in the program. This means I get to read a lot of books about writing. As a cozy mystery author, I
I want to introduce Berkley Prime Crime’s newest Mystery Author, Kallie E. Benjamin. WHO is Kallie E. Benjamin? Kallie E. Benjamin was born and raised in the Midwestern United States. South Bend, Indiana to be exact. She currently resides in
Absolute Power is a thriller first released in 1995. In this quick paced, page turner, readers follow the story of Luther Whitney, a burglar. Yep, you read that right. This isn’t the story of an honest, law abiding citizen. Luther
Am I the only one who feels like they’ve just gotten off a rollercoaster in the Twilight Zone? One minute I’m looking forward to returning to the normalcy that I had hoped 2022 would bring, and now I’m dizzy from