Let's chat about how author Valerie Valdes takes on romance!

About this episode

Angie and Christie discuss their interview with author Valerie Valdes about her transition from science fiction to contemporary fantasy romance.

Angie and Christie chat about our takeaways from our amazing collaboration interview with @strongwomen-strangeworlds author Valerie Valdes. In addition to being a copy editor and a freelance writer, Valerie Valdes is a co-editor of the acclaimed Escape Pod science fiction podcast. She is also the author of the Chilling Effect trilogy, which was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Her writing has appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Magic: The Gathering, Nightmare Magazine, and numerous anthologies.Using the pen name Lia Amador, Valerie is now casting a spell in a whole new direction with her contemporary fantasy romance debut, Witch You Would. The sparkling tale is set in a magically modern Miami where a young witch competes on a spellcasting reality show and finds herself partnered with the one man she can’t stand but who might just be her perfect match.We can’t wait to talk about her journey from space operas to spellbinding romance and all the magic in between. We are honored to welcome Valerie Valdes to the podcast!Valerie Valdes website:https://candleinsunshine.com/To purchase "Witch You…

People in this episode

Hosts: Angie, Christie

Guest: Valerie Valdes

Topics covered

• romance
• interview
• writing
• fantasy
• author journey

Keywords

• Valerie Valdes
• Witch You Would
• romance
• fantasy
• Escape Pod

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Escape Pod, Uncanny Magazine, Magic: The Gathering, Nightmare Magazine

Books & works: Chilling Effect trilogy, Witch You Would

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