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Hello excellent and admirable readers! I will be attending GameHole Con 11 to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons! This year, I’m speaking on panels, running adventures I designed for Pinching Tarts and Scarred Lands 5th Edition, and a fun DMsGuild.com adventure called Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese by the amazing Jamie Chan. I can’t wait to play D&D and enjoy a little cheesy fun!

Game Hole Con XI Event Schedule – Valentinelli

All times listed are in CST. For more information, or to register for an event, please visit the Game Hole Con website.

Thursday, October 17th, 2024

10 am: Save Alice from the Red Queen for Pinching Tarts (2 hours)

1 pm: Eyes of Spiragos for Scarred lands 5th Edition (3 hours)

Friday, October 18th, 2024

10 am: Running Games at Conventions (1 hour)

2 pm: How to Speak Creator (1 hour)

7 pm: How Did You Get Published (1 hour)

Saturday, October 19th, 2024

10 am: One Page RPG Indie Game Design Jam – Dragon theme! (2 hours)

2 pm: Eyes of Spiragos for Scarred lands 5th Edition (3 hours)

7 pm: Sweet Dreams are made of Cheese for D&D 5th Edition (3 hours)

Sunday, October 20th, 2024

11 am: Save Alice from the Red Queen for Pinching Tarts (2 hours)

Hope to see you there!

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Now Available! Level 1 Volume 5 2024 Anthology of Indie Games

A man wearing a VR headset sits at a keyboard illustrated in a green palette | Level 1 Vol 5 2024 anthology of indie RPGs from 9th Level Games

The indie RPG scene is a diverse, fascinating, and vibrant part of the TTRPG community. With Level 1: The Indie RPG Anthology, 9th Level Games brings together choice games from the world of indie RPGs in an annual collection published in time for Free RPG Day.

The 2024 edition of Level 1 is themed around “Command Line.” This year’s designers take us to the internet, the future, and other worlds. We have abandoned Discord servers, viruses, robots, and even golems. We have hacking simulations and a simulation of hacking. You can become a god, an outer space pet, or, as predicted, a hacker.

So strap on your keyboard, and get ready to jack into the net, chummer!
Download for free Level 1 Vol 5 2024 today!

With games by Richard Kevis, Josh Feldblyum, J.D. Harlock, Null Set Tabletop, Alex Koeberl, Christian Young, Gabriel Slye, Brian Hartwig, Alex Gickler, Eden Collins, Nick Grinstead, Tim “Strato” Bailey, Glenn Dallas, Carlos Hernandez, Jon Maness, Calvin Johns, Jonathon ‘Starshine’ Greenall, Monica Valentinelli, Luckycrane, and Michael Cremisius Gibson.

New! Online Writing Workshop at Clarion West

Are you the type of writer who loves creative exercises? Do you want to collaborate with other writers and concoct amazing plots? Then my online workshop, “How to Use Tarot for Storytellers,” is perfect for you.

This two-hour workshop will be conducted online on Sunday, September 29th and will have a seasonal theme. This experience is geared for serious writers and will include both individual and small group exercises to lean into your creative instincts and help nurture collaborative skills.

Just in case you don’t know, Clarion West is a fabulous nonprofit literary organization that runs an acclaimed six-week residential workshop every summer, online classes and workshops, one-day and weekend workshops, a reading series every summer, and other events throughout the year.

For more information and to learn how to register, visit How to Use Tarot for Storytellers on the Clarion West website.

Hope to see you there!

New Interview! Sitting Down with Canvas Rebel

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Canvas Rebel Magazine to talk about my process and creative works.

In some ways, I am not the typical writer, because I’ve always been writing. I started submitting and entering writing contests when I was very young and had my first publication–“Ella’s Story”–when I was nine or ten in a local newspaper. Then, in college, I pursued a Bachelor’s Degree in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis, because it allowed me to have more flexibility choosing my own courses centered on the craft of writing and study of narrative.

My first, biggest struggle post-college was figuring out how to continually build my portfolio and career by completing saleable, submittable projects. Finishing “a” project is great, but finishing quality work on time, consistently, is what many career writers do. The production aspects of learning the craft is very different from learning “a” form of writing. — from “Meet Monica Valentinelli” on CanvasRebel.com

This interview will give you some insight about how I’m faring, what I hope to create, and what I’m focusing on. Enjoy!

New Fiction Release! Go Hard or Go Home: A Car Wars Autoduel Chronicles Anthology

Go Hard or Go Home a Car Warriors Autoduel Chronicles anthology

The big events may get most of the limelight, but that’s not where all the action happens.

This collection of fast-paced, action-packed stories highlights the road warriors who struggle to survive, without the glory of the duel. Caravan guards, gun bunnies, insurance adjusters, mechanics, reporters, scavengers, and more!

If you can’t keep up, maybe it’s time to head back to the garage…

So… what’ll it be?

Will you Go Hard or Go Home?

GO HARD OR GO HOME: A Car Warriors Autoduel Chronicles anthology includes nine high octane stories filled with betrayals, high speed chases, and so much more.

The story Monica wrote is called “Crossed for Gold,” and it’s about a desperate character named Edge who’ll do whatever it takes to save her niece, Tessa.

Here’s an excerpt about a car featured in the story:

“To cough up five grand in a day or two, I’d sell my one true love: a vintage Shelby kit car that, when assembled, was worth about 50 grand. Original or not, an ultra-rare 1965 Shelby S/C Cobra CSX Series 6000 was the kind of mid-20th century car many nouveau riche collectors would be proud to own—with or without weapons modifications. Except, kit cars were as common as algae. I needed an immediate buyer for mine.”

— from “Crossed for Gold,” a Car Wars Autoduel Chronicles story by Monica Valentinelli

If you haven’t checked out this heart-pumping anthology yet, what are you waiting for? Vrooom… VROOOOOOM!

Affiliate links will take you to Amazon. You can also pick up this collection wherever books are sold.

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