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Carmine Valentine
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Capes all Around
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. Or written anything, for that matter. A lot has happened. Without going into detail, let’s...
Carmine Valentine
2 days ago2 min read
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Oh Thrifty Tree, Oh Thrifty Tree
Yup, that's what I have this year, a 'thrifty tree', and this is how the story began. I had a tree decorating dilemma when I opened my...
Carmine Valentine
Dec 1, 20192 min read
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How could we be lost? It's a small island.
A few weekends ago, I stepped off the ferry in Friday Harbor. This fun, little touristy town is located on the San Juan Island in...
Carmine Valentine
May 5, 20193 min read
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Forever a Nancy Drew Fan
I grew up reading the Nancy Drew series written under the collective pseudonym of Carolyn Keene. I left the hardback books behind in my...
Carmine Valentine
Aug 7, 20182 min read
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Would Oprah read my book while snuggled up in a quilt?
What author wouldn’t want Oprah Winfrey to read their book. I'd stand in line for the chance. Her review matters to readers. It can...
Carmine Valentine
Jun 26, 20182 min read
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Funny how All Fired Up got its name
Some authors don’t even worry about the book’s title until they’ve typed ‘The End’. I need a title, at least what’s called a ‘working...
Carmine Valentine
Jun 10, 20183 min read
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Mystery set on Orcas Island
Hi book readers, lovers of a cozy mystery. By chance are any of you vacationing on Orcas Island this summer or any season for that...
Carmine Valentine
Jun 2, 20182 min read
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Snowed In with the Right One
Happy Holidays everyone! I’ve just published my single-title Christmas novella, One Step Over the Mistletoe Line. What’s this story all...
Carmine Valentine
Nov 19, 20172 min read
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Holiday Warmth & Magic - Bring it on!
I could sure use some of that holiday warmth and magic, even though it may feel too soon to some. I haven't even had my fill of Halloween...
Carmine Valentine
Oct 9, 20171 min read
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Barefoot by Moonlight and a Hot New Cover!
Very excited to re-release All Fired Up with its new cover and series name. Why the changes? I'd received some very helpful feedback on...
Carmine Valentine
Sep 28, 20172 min read
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The Weekend I thought I'd get some writing done...
It was Seabrook weekend. Four days near the end of June at a seaside town along the Washington Coast. A darling town of Nantucket-style...
Carmine Valentine
Jul 1, 20171 min read
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How to Write a Novel event May 27, 2017
Looking forward to being a part of the How to Write a Novel author panel with 3 other authors Kim Hornsby, Janet Oakley, and Christine...
Carmine Valentine
May 21, 20171 min read
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3 Beautiful Words: "Dear RONE Nominee"
I opened up my email the other day and here is what I found: Dear RONE nominee, Congratulations on being nominated for the illustrious...
Carmine Valentine
Apr 22, 20172 min read
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Who Doesn't Love a Cozy Bookstore?
It was a dark and rainy night...and so I went to a cozy bookstore. Actually, I was invited to a holiday party at Kirkland's new...
Carmine Valentine
Dec 13, 20161 min read
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All Fired Up in Burbank, California
I attended the 2016 InDScribe Conference for Indie authors in Burbank, California Oct 6-9. What an experience. Flew down from rainy...
Carmine Valentine
Oct 13, 20162 min read
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What's that word I'm looking for? Oh, yeah. FINALLY PUBLISHED!!
I don't even want to count the days and hours. It's enough to say that FINALLY! my romance All Fired Up is published in both print and...
Carmine Valentine
Sep 10, 20161 min read
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Fixing the little things. Believing in the big things.
Well I didn't meet my July 30 deadline for launching my contemporary romance All Fired Up. But it's going to happen for sure in August!...
Carmine Valentine
Aug 3, 20162 min read
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Cover Release, Title Change...I think it's going to happen. Like the title reads, I'm "
My first ever cover release just happened. Along with my 5th title change of my romance that takes place on Orcas Island. Yeah. The one...
Carmine Valentine
Jun 26, 20161 min read
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I'm not here to start something over a bottle of wine. And yet, he does...
"I'm not here to start something over a bottle of wine," Jack said. And yet, he's so drawn to Marianne that he does exactly that despite...
Carmine Valentine
Apr 10, 20161 min read
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A Little Distraction....
Nearing completion on a romantic supsense novel I began back in 2007. This novel won First Place in Romantic Suspense in the 2007 Golden...
Carmine Valentine
Feb 20, 20161 min read
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