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K Valentin
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Tirelessly/tiredly writing SFF 🇵🇷🌈 🧿AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER @alcovepress Oct 14, 2025 Rep: Cameron McClure at DMLA Links: https://linktr.ee/kvalentinwrites
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Feb 4
I’ve been hush lately because I’ve been working hard with awesome people on something wild and now I can finally announce that I’ve sold a novel to @alcovepress.bsky.social I’ve been screaming for weeks, so please scream with me & keep an eye out for something cool I’m posting soon ✨ Mysterious!!
Publishers Marketplace screen grab says: AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER By K. Valentin Fiction: Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Yesterday K. Valentin's AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER, about a broke goth wannabe brujo with a demon trapped inside him, who takes on a rich, cute, and very cursed client to pay for an exorcism but ends up enmeshed in a deadly magical finance bro conspiracy, pitched as The Dresden Files meets the queer chaos of GIDEON THE NINTH, to Rebecca Nelson at Alcove Press, for publication in fall 2025, by Cameron McClure at Donald Maass Literary Agency (world).
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · 18h
Thank you 😭😭😭💖 couldn’t have done it without you!!!!!
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Lazesummerstone @lazesummerstone.bsky.social · 18h
Look what’s out today! I’m so proud of my partner @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social for getting this published! Seeing a book get created, I was surprised at how much more complex & difficult getting a book made turned out to be 💜💜💜 hell yeah! You did it!
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · 19h
Aaaaa this art is so cool 😭😭😭
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miss veryvery @missveryvery.bsky.social · 23h
Dearest @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social's book is out! Get it wherever you get books! It's really funny! Broke goth queer Puerto Rican dude possessed by a demon, needs money for exorcism, has to do magic for money. But with every spell, the demon gets hungry!

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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · 3d
AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER got amazing blurbs from some of my fav authors!

✨ @maigadoocy.bsky.social
✨ @mxrileyaugust (on insta)
✨ @henryhneff.bsky.social
✨ @mstevensonbooks.bsky.social

Only 2 more days till it hits shelves! 😱

🖤Preorder Here: linktr.ee/kvalentinwri...
Black background with pink stars, pink cobwebs hanging from the top left, and pink drips from the top right. All the text is punk, purple, white, and glowy. Praise for An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder — Maiga Doocy Sunday Times bestselling author of Sorcery and Small Magics — Riley August author of The Last Gifts of the Universe — Henry Neff author of The Witchstone — M. Stevenson author of Behooved Same background. At the top is says "October 14th" In the middle is the cover of An Amateur Witch's Guide to murder. It's purple, with black drops coming from the top. The title is at a jaunty angle in neon green. There is a goth guy in all black with black lipstick and makeup sitting in front of a book with tarot cards and a pentagaram on the table. A black shadow demon hand is coming out of the book. The goth's hand itself looks clawed and the fingertips are black fading into normal skin tone further up the hand. Text below the cover: Join one wannabe witch as he tries to undo one clueless rich guy's curse for the promise of a payday that can finally get him that exorcism he really needs. Preferably before he eats someone.
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · 12d
The wonderful indie bookstore Third Place Books is hosting, not just my launch, but my swag!!! You too can have all this crazy amazing stuff if you pre-order through them!

Get book + swag here: www.thirdplacebooks.com/book/9798892...
AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE to MURDER Preorder from THIRD PLACE BOOKS and get: • A SIGNED COPY • 3 MINI PRINTS • 3 BOOKMARKS • 1 STICKER The book AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE to MURDER sits on a purple background. Beside it are 3 prints of the characters in the book, 3 bookmarks of the characters in the book, and a sticker of the main character. Better descriptions of those graphics on the next few pics. 3 prints close up. Print 1: bright green background, black ooze dripping down, and it shows a goth 20-something male with hair swept to one side. His expression is smirking and he’s holding up a hand but it looks like a solid black clawed demon hand. This is Mateo, the main character who is a goth Puerto Rican brujo. Print 2: shows the main cast of characters. Ophelia to the left with long brown hair Porsches to blond at the ends in an orange dress looking smug, Mateo in the middle in a black working goth outfit with button up and suspenders. His hand is out and black stuff is floating up. His eyes are crying black. To the right is Topher who is super pale with white messy hair and an all gray outfit. He looks worried. Behind them the shadow of a demon rise we up. Print 3: shows all 3 characters sitting in super sharp outfits that look stylish. Ophelia in an orange flowy dress. Mateo in a button up blazer and boots, and Topher in a tee and jeans rolled up and trendy sneakers. Flowers sit behind them. 3 bookmarks of the main characters. Mateo, Ophelia, and Topher. There is matching black goo dripping from the tops of each. Mateo sticker. It is chibi style so shirt and big head. He’s in an all black outfit with a demon hand held up with claws out.
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Lazesummerstone @lazesummerstone.bsky.social · 8d
I made this for @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social book An Amateur Witches guide to Murder- debuting next week!
After reading it, I had to make this because it was so good, such a page turner, (and so cute)!
Preorder here: a.co/d/bTBj5Gb
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Alcove Press @alcovepress.bsky.social · 12d
✨Celebrate Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month and Halloween with this laugh-out-loud debut. In @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social's 🔮AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER💀 a wannabe witch tries to break a curse on a clueless client

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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · 12d
Oh no this is so cute 😭💖
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · 12d
The wonderful indie bookstore Third Place Books is hosting, not just my launch, but my swag!!! You too can have all this crazy amazing stuff if you pre-order through them!

Get book + swag here: www.thirdplacebooks.com/book/9798892...
AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE to MURDER Preorder from THIRD PLACE BOOKS and get: • A SIGNED COPY • 3 MINI PRINTS • 3 BOOKMARKS • 1 STICKER The book AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE to MURDER sits on a purple background. Beside it are 3 prints of the characters in the book, 3 bookmarks of the characters in the book, and a sticker of the main character. Better descriptions of those graphics on the next few pics. 3 prints close up. Print 1: bright green background, black ooze dripping down, and it shows a goth 20-something male with hair swept to one side. His expression is smirking and he’s holding up a hand but it looks like a solid black clawed demon hand. This is Mateo, the main character who is a goth Puerto Rican brujo. Print 2: shows the main cast of characters. Ophelia to the left with long brown hair Porsches to blond at the ends in an orange dress looking smug, Mateo in the middle in a black working goth outfit with button up and suspenders. His hand is out and black stuff is floating up. His eyes are crying black. To the right is Topher who is super pale with white messy hair and an all gray outfit. He looks worried. Behind them the shadow of a demon rise we up. Print 3: shows all 3 characters sitting in super sharp outfits that look stylish. Ophelia in an orange flowy dress. Mateo in a button up blazer and boots, and Topher in a tee and jeans rolled up and trendy sneakers. Flowers sit behind them. 3 bookmarks of the main characters. Mateo, Ophelia, and Topher. There is matching black goo dripping from the tops of each. Mateo sticker. It is chibi style so shirt and big head. He’s in an all black outfit with a demon hand held up with claws out.
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Lazesummerstone @lazesummerstone.bsky.social · 17d
Weekend getaway with @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social and an old man doggy on Whidbey island. Definitely not enough time.
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · 19d
If you're available Sept 27th at 1pm PT, check out Flights of Foundry (an online convention that's free to attend)!

I’ll be on a 'Navigating Debut Year' panel with 4 other debut authors!

It's sure to be an emotionally fraught and educational experience:

Register: flights-of-foundry.org
FLIGHTS OF FOUNDRY FREE VIRTUAL CONVENTION NAVIGATING DEBUT YEAR Featuring headshots of: COURTNEY FLOYD ALBY C. WILLIAMS K. VALENTIN M. STEVENSON CHRISTY CLIMENHAGE Save The Date 27th of SEPTEMBER 2025 At 1:00PM PT Register at: flights-of-foundry.org
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Sep 14
These showed up on my doorstep & I’ve been freaking out! So have a glamour shot to commemorate 1 month till this bad boy’s in the world!!!

Preorder now! Coming Oct 14th from @alcovepress.bsky.social / @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

Buy here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799919...
A stack of hardcover books with a 3D-printed black demon hand holding up one of the hardcover books. There is a pink skull sitting on another stack of paperback books and the side of the books drips black goo. The book itself is purple with a cartoon drawing of a goth guy with a magic book, and from that magic book, a black dripping shadow hand emerges. The image says: 1 month till release AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER The Dresden Files meets the queer-chaos of Gideon the Ninth. Mateo Borrero has ninety-nine problems, and they all hinge on the fact that his bruja mother turned him into the vessel for an ancient evil and then bounced. He needs money for an exorcism. Enter Topher, who's cursed, rich, (kind of cute), and too clueless to clock that Mateo's never had a client before. -Goth x Rich Guy -No One Knows What They're Doing -Demon Possession as Flirting -Monster Kisses -Only a Little Cannibalism PREORDER NOW! AVAILABLE OCT 14TH
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · 22d
Yes lolol
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Sep 14
These showed up on my doorstep & I’ve been freaking out! So have a glamour shot to commemorate 1 month till this bad boy’s in the world!!!

Preorder now! Coming Oct 14th from @alcovepress.bsky.social / @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

Buy here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799919...
A stack of hardcover books with a 3D-printed black demon hand holding up one of the hardcover books. There is a pink skull sitting on another stack of paperback books and the side of the books drips black goo. The book itself is purple with a cartoon drawing of a goth guy with a magic book, and from that magic book, a black dripping shadow hand emerges. The image says: 1 month till release AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER The Dresden Files meets the queer-chaos of Gideon the Ninth. Mateo Borrero has ninety-nine problems, and they all hinge on the fact that his bruja mother turned him into the vessel for an ancient evil and then bounced. He needs money for an exorcism. Enter Topher, who's cursed, rich, (kind of cute), and too clueless to clock that Mateo's never had a client before. -Goth x Rich Guy -No One Knows What They're Doing -Demon Possession as Flirting -Monster Kisses -Only a Little Cannibalism PREORDER NOW! AVAILABLE OCT 14TH
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Sep 9
😭😭😭💖
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LibraryThing @librarything.com · Aug 30
"A wannabe witch tries to break a curse on a clueless client in this laugh-out-loud debut, for fans of queer romantic fantasy by T. J. Klune and Tamsyn Muir."

Enter to win a copy of @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social's "An Amateur Witch's Guide to Murder" from @alcovepress.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 23
Any author friends going to ECCC and are interested in being on panels? I need some author pals who I can find something in common with (as writers, our books, or process) and come up with a panel topic with! Holler if you were planning to attend and are interested!
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 23
Any author friends going to ECCC and are interested in being on panels? I need some author pals who I can find something in common with (as writers, our books, or process) and come up with a panel topic with! Holler if you were planning to attend and are interested!
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 23
I’m so bad at posting here when I’m not just crying about writing but here’s a graphic I made that made me laugh!

Mateo’s search history!! Whomst amongst us hasn’t searched for if they’re doing a cannibalism!?

Preorder links: linktr.ee/kvalentinwri...
Made to look like a search history in a browser. A tiny head of a fashionable goth guy who is the main character of the book floats upper screen left. AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE to MURDER MATEO'S SEARCH HISTORY: -how to -how to exorcise a demon -how to get money quick -how to get rid of a bad luck curse -how to talk to Wall Street bros -how to get designer brands cheap Q how to tell if you're eating people -how to stop eating people Still made to look like a search history but it describes the book. The book sits in the bottom right corner. It’s purple with a goth guy doing magic on the cover. An Amateur Witch's Guide to Murder The Dresden Files meets the queer-chaos of Gideon the Ninth. Join one wannabe witch as he tries to undo one clueless rich guys curse for the promise of a payday that can finally get him that exorcism he really needs. Preferably before he eats someone.
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 10
Hell yeah let’s gooooo! 👏👏👏
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6
Haha!!!! That’s a fantastic one!
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 3
Today’s the last day to enter the Goodreads giveaway for a physical copy of my book!!! Link here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
Pink backgrounds fading to black with black webs, sparkles, and pink drips. Center and to the right is AN ATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER which shows a goth guy over a magic book with a drippy demon hand coming out of it. The graphic says: goodreads GIVEAWAY! 5 physical copies! Nester the cover are done tropes: GOTH x RICH GUY FROM 'MARK' TO 'MORE' STYLISH OUTFITS ABOUND DEMON POSSESSION AS FLIRTING MONSTER KISSES ONLY A LITTLE CANNIBALISM
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 3
Today’s the last day to enter the Goodreads giveaway for a physical copy of my book!!! Link here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
Pink backgrounds fading to black with black webs, sparkles, and pink drips. Center and to the right is AN ATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER which shows a goth guy over a magic book with a drippy demon hand coming out of it. The graphic says: goodreads GIVEAWAY! 5 physical copies! Nester the cover are done tropes: GOTH x RICH GUY FROM 'MARK' TO 'MORE' STYLISH OUTFITS ABOUND DEMON POSSESSION AS FLIRTING MONSTER KISSES ONLY A LITTLE CANNIBALISM
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K Valentin @kvalentinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 3
Legiiiiiiit
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