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K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Did you read my book?! If so, it would really do me a solid if you’d drop a review on Barnes & Nobles and Amazon. Help me fight the algorithm 😭😭😭 visibility is everything for new authors.

✨Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-amateur...

✨Amazon: a.co/d/6aUlEID

Review me on BARNES & NOBLE & amazon

I've got loads of amazing Goodreads reviews but only a tiny amount of Amazon and Barnes & Nobles reviews.

If you read my book, please consider dropping a rating and review on Amazon and,
Barnes & Nobles!

Not having very many reviews does weird stuff to my discoverability so it would really help me out!

Image shows a cell phone with amazon pulled up showing I only have 14 reviews on An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder.

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T READ IT YET BUT ARE INTERESTED!

AVAILABLE NOW!

-HE'S A 10 BUT MIGHT EAT YOU
-DEMON POSSESSION AS FLIRTING
-HE'S GOT DEMONS.. LITERALLY
-DEADLY WIZARDS ON WALL STREET MAGICAL CONSPIRACY
-SO SLOW BURN HE HAS NO IDEA IT'S
HAPPENING
-ONLY A TEENY TINY BIT OF CANNIBALISM

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.

Image shows the cover of An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder. The cover is purple with a goth guy using a magic spell book. A black inky demon hand has been summoned from the pages.

November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

It's Indie Ink Awards nomination time! If you happened to have enjoyed my book, please consider nominating AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER!

Link to register in order to nominate: indiestorygeek.com/register?nex...

NOMINATIONS OPEN!

For the Indie Ink Awards

AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER BY K.VALENTIN

INDIE INK AWARD

CONSIDER NOMINATING MY BOOK FOR:
• BEST AUDIO NARRATION
• BEST FRIENDSHIP
• BISEXUAL OR BIROMANTIC REPRESENTATION
• LATINX/LATINE REPRESENTATION
• LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION

https://indiestorygeek.com/nominate/7/10419

November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

This Sun, Nov 9th at 11am PT, join Mara Rutherford and me for a non-spoilery virtual bookclub! Hosted by the fantastic Laini Taylor.

@lainitaylor.bsky.social has a wonderful Patreon full of amazing writers and readers that are super supportive and creative!

INFO: www.patreon.com/posts/142750...

Black background with mystical star elements in pink. Two book covers are shown. The first one is teal with a magical hourglass and mushrooms and other magical elements. The second one is purple and shows a goth guy at a table with claw fingers summoning a shadow demon hand from a magic book.

Words on the picture:

LAINI TAYLOR'S BOOK CLUB

SUNDAY, NOV 9™, II AM PACIFIC

CURIOUS KIND OF MAGIC
MARA RUTHERFORD

AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE tO MURDER
K. VALENTIN

JOIN US ON ZOOM FOR A NON-SPOILERY BOOK CLUB!

DETAILS ON LAINI'S PATREON
LINK IN MY BIO!

November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

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.

October 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

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.

October 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

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

September 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

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

September 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

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.

August 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Today’s the last day to enter the Goodreads giveaway for a physical copy of my book!!! Link here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

August 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Wanna win a copy of AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER?

My publisher is hosting a giveaway on #goodreads now thru 8/3/25! Which means 2 more days!!!

5 physical copies are going to be given away (but only if you enter)!

Link: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

Book on top of magical looking green circles of moons and stars. Cover shows a goth guy using a magic book to summon a drippy shadow demon hand.

August 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Curious how much research went into AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER?

I called this stack my “fun summer reading!” LOL

Goodreads giveaway happening now thru 8/3: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

Big stack of brujeria, witchcraft, demonology, tarot, and Puerto Rican history books.

3 books I referenced a lot:

-Truly Easy Tarot ←I have a terrible memory so kept having to triple check I was using the right card meanings.

-The Sacred Art of Brujeria ← I used this one for a good understanding of a healthy, well adjusted practitioner and how they view the work, as well as spell references.

-Espiritismo - Puerto Rican Mediumship & Magic ← This was great for history, current practices and beliefs, and information on different sorts of entities.

3 more books I referenced a lot:

-Brujeria and Curanderismo ← Great reference for the cleansing rituals I have in the book, as well as general practicing information and core ideas.

-Lemegeton - The Complete Books I-V ← This is THEE demonology grimoire. If you love somewhat archaic descriptions of a bunch of weird demons as decided by King Solomon, this is the book for you.

-Blood of Brujeria ← The subtitle is hard to see but it’s “Traditional Mexican Curses X Defense,” so this book was especially handy for the hexes in my novel, but also a wonderful reference for important entities and general practices and concepts.

The cover of AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER. Arrows come out of it. They say: SO SLOW BURN HE HAS NO IDEA IT'S HAPPENING, HE'S A TEN BUT HE MIGHT EAT YOU, ANTISOCIAL CAT X SHIVERING CHIHUAHUA DYNAMIC AT PLAY, CHAOTIC QUEER, and DEMONIC POSSESSION AS FLIRTING.

July 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

There’s a Goodreads giveaway for 5 copies of AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER happening right now!!! Enter here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

A black torn paper edge background revealing a witchy assortment of candles. Words atop:

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.

A HILARIOUS ADULT CONTEMPORARY FANTASY FOR THOSE WHO LOVE BORDER-LINE SCAM ARTIST OCCULTISTS, GOTHS IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, AND LOTS OF MAGIC-BASED MURDER: JOIN ONE WANNABE WITCH AS HE TRIES TO UNDO ONE CLUELESS (AND KIND OF CUTE RICH GUYS' CURSE FOR THE PROMISE OF A PAYDAY THAT CAN FINALLY GET HIM THAT EXORCISM HE REALLY NEEDS.

PREFERABLY BEFORE HE EATS SOMEONE.

ALCOVE PRESS, OCT 14TH 2025

July 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Last day of the 25% off sale!!!! Here’s my book: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-amateur...

Neon green background with black goo dripping down from the top. The book, AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE MURDER sits to the right.

BARNES & NOBLE
7/8-7/11 ONLY
25% OFF PRE-ORDERS
Barnes & Nobles Rewards and Premium Members only!

USE CODE: PREORDER25
AT CHECKOUT

Beside the book it says:
HE'S A 10 BUT MIGHT EAT YOU

DEMON POSSESSION AS FLIRTING

DEADLY WIZARDS ON WALL STREET MAGICAL CONSPIRACY

SO SLOW BURN HE HAS NO IDEA IT'S HAPPENING

ONLY A TEENY TINY BIT OF CANNIBALISM

VALID FOR PHYSICAL BOOKS, EBOOKS, AND AUDIOBOOKS AT BARNES & NOBLE. SOME EXCLUSIONS APPLY.

Neon green background mostly covered by black dripping goo.

AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER

THE DRESDEN FILES MEETS THE QUEER-CHAOS OF GIDEON THE NINTH IN THIS HILARIOUS ADULT CONTEMPORARY FANTASY FOR THOSE WHO LOVE BORDER-LINE SCAM ARTIST OCCULTISTS, GOTHS IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, AND LOTS OF MAGIC-BASED MURDER.

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.

ALCOVE PRESS - OCTOBER 14TH, 2025

July 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Book vibes!!! And the sale at B&N is still happening if you want it 25% off: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-amateur...

October 14. Things An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder will make you feel: on a dark background of tarot cards.

Second hand embarrased

Deeply concerned on a fundamental level

Gay

You’re in this picture and you don’t like it

The book An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder at the center. Arrows come off it that say: he’s a ten but he might eat you, antisocial cat x shivering chihuahua dynamic at play, so slow burn he has no idea it’s happening, tired queer, better eyeliner than you.

Barnes & Nobles 25% off ore-orders. On sale 7/8-7/11

Use code ‘preorder25’ at checkout.

July 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Want a new read (that features a lot of murder and a little bit of cannibalism but, like, it’s funny)? As luck would have it, there’s a sale! 25% off: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-amateur...

AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER novel sitting on top of a beach towel with other vibe total mismatch beach read elements around like a summer hat and woven bag.

Text above says: PREORDERAND GET 25% OFF AT Barnes & Nobles

Use Code PREORDER25 on BN.com

July 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

I’m about 3 months out from book debut and making a lot of canva graphics as a means not to freak out!!! Have some cool graphics!!! Preorder link in bio!

Convincing you to read: AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER on top of a purple-tinted pile of ruins and sage

Love interest: a pale eye lashed grey eye pointing to the words: constantly looks on the verge of crying (only sometimes wants to). Grey sweatshirt covered torso gripping an arm anxiously pointing to the wires: soft, smart, and anxious. White haired guy with hands up covering face, hands are a little cut up pointing to the words: the sad dog from an aspca commercial

The main character. A totally black filled eye with black goo dripping at the tear duct pointing to the words: who needs feelings when you can be sarcastic. Pointy teeth mouth pointing at the words: doesn’t out yo walls—is entirely made of walls. Guys middle finger with a lot of chunky jewelry pointing to the words: tired of everyone’s bullshit

The magic. Pitch black clawed hands holding lit candles pointing to the words: gods and demons are real. Mouth with black ethereal smoke coming out of it pointing to the words: and they can get inside you. Magic book and tarot spread pointing to the words: intentions hold power

July 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

It’s an Indie Bookstore Preorder Party! 15% off!!! Now thru June 29th and organized by authors4indiebookstores on insta!!!

Indie links and more info: linktr.ee/kvalentinwri...

Text on a sparkly purple sky background with a picture of the book sitting to the left, black goo dripping from the top, and a skull with a candle in it bottom right.

INDIE BOOKSTORE PREORDER PARTY!
June 27-29

AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE MURDER

HE'S GOT DEMONS... LITERALLY

15% off at participating indie bookstores!

Code: PARTY2025

Links to indies in my bio!

Text on a sparkly purple sky background with a picture of the book sitting to the left, black goo dripping from the top.

Indies I suggest you grab my book from:
_Creative by Sanchez

Mysterious Galaxy

The Gilded Prose

-Nook & Cranny Books

Links in my bio!

Playing bingo?

An Amateur
Witch's Guide to Murder lets you daub:
LGBTQ+ author

Debut author

New-to-you author

Preorder and submit your receipt for a chance to win prizes as part of the Indie Bookstore Preorder Party!

Check @Authors4IndieBookstores for more information!

June 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

It’s an Indie Bookstore Preorder Party! June 27th thru 29th!

Grab an AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER for 15% off from an indie bookstore.

Code: PARTY2025

Indie links (2nd, 3rd, 4th link) and more info and how to submit receipt for prizes (5th link): linktr.ee/kvalentinwri...

Grab an AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER for 15% off from an indie bookstore. June 27-29. Code: PARTY2025

Playing Bingo? AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER lets you daub:

LGBTQ+, Debut author, and new-to-you author.

Indies I suggest you grab my book from:

Creative by Sanchez, Mysterious Galaxy, and the Gilded Prose

Preorder and submit your receipt for a chance to win a prize as part of the Indie Bookstore preorder Party!

June 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

My publisher is doing a giveaway for Pride over on Instagram! Check it out and try to win 7 cool books (mine’s in there too)!
www.instagram.com/p/DKaHkuyJdD...

7 book covers in a rainbow background. Disco Witch’s of Fire Island, An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder, Witches of Honeysuckle House, Single Player, Here for the Wrong Reasons, Text Appeal, and The Manor House Governess

June 3, 2025 at 3:27 AM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Another little snippet from my upcoming novel, AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER. This is peak Mateo!!!

Snippet from the book:
HOWEVER MUCH HE CAN GET OUT OF THIS GUY ISN'T WORTH DYING FOR.

UNLESS IT'S, LIKE, REALLY A LOT OF MONEY.
-Mateo

The cover of an Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder is in the center (it shows a goth guy in front of a magic circle with a magic book open and a shadow hand coming out of it). Arrows coming out of the book list tropes: Chaotic queer, Crushing demon, Magic for money, He’s a 10 but he might eat you, and Vessel for an ancient evil.

Alcove Press Oct 14th 2025

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.

May 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER is up for request on Netgalley!!! Featuring:

💀 Goth x Rich Guy
💵 From ‘Mark’ to ‘More’
🕶️ Stylish Outfits Abound
😈 Demon Possession as Flirting
🖤 Monster Kisses
🍖 Only a Little Cannibalism

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

The top says ‘now available to request from Netgalley’ below is an Ipad showing the cover of AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER. Arrows come out of it. They say: SO SLOW BURN HE HAS NO IDEA IT'S HAPPENING, HE'S A TEN BUT HE MIGHT EAT YOU, ANTISOCIAL CAT X SHIVERING CHIHUAHUA DYNAMIC AT PLAY, CHAOTIC QUEER, and DEMONIC POSSESSION AS FLIRTING.

An iPad with the first page of the book. It reads:
"You a witch?"

Mateo Borrero pulls an earbud out, muting the furious screeching and synth blasting his ears to see who's leveled this super creative insult at him. He's greeted by the least surprising answer: a douche-bro hanging out of a truck, halted at a red light. The guy comes in a matching set, another at the wheel, craning around his friend to help jeer. The truck is big, and the douches are bigger. A guy in all-black and eyeliner is a threat to their dicks in some ill-defined way.

Because it's a bad idea to humor assholes looking to start something, Mateo pretends he doesn't see them, even though he unmistakably turned and stared. This flies for all of six seconds.

"Hey, witch bitch!" the guy yells even louder, getting innovative with rhyming now. A real poet screaming from his car.

"You deaf, too?"

This is prime words will never hurt you territory. They'll get bored if he doesn't react. But his mouth and temper operate at a different speed than his brain. "I heard you, I've just got zero interest in getting blown by a guy in a polo, so I'm pretending I didn't."

NOW AVAILABLE TO REQUEST ON NetGalley

AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER

THE DRESDEN FILES MEETS THE QUEER-CHAOS OF GIDEON THE NINTH, IN WHICH A GOTH PUERTO RICAN BRUJO-WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE VESSEL FOR AN ANCIENT EVIL-ATTEMPTS TO UNCURSE A SUPER CURSED (AND KIND OF CUTE) GUY WHO'S TOO CLUELESS TO CLOCK THAT HE'S NEVER HAD A CLIENT BEFORE.

GET POSSESSED OCT 14TH!

May 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

What essentials do you need to get into that writing mood?

Picture of some author essentials. We see candles, a tea cup, a golden skeleton, a motivational quote, some inspirational art, and a tiny pink skeleton.

There are more author essentials pictured here. We see a black velvet skull, a necklace from a friend that has text inside that looks like ransom notes cut out all different sizes that says “Mateo,” a magnet that says “find your weirdos” from a friend, more inspirational art, a small black poodle named Bug, and a bright pink skull

We see the cover of the book “An Amateur Witches Guide to Murder” and around it are some troops. So goth he bleeds black, making it up as he goes, only sometimes wants to eat people, and broke but stylish. Underneath it says pre-order now.

April 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Still so stoked to see my cover!!! Do me a solid and pre-order now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/799919...

COMING OCT 14, 2025
AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER

Some tropes coming from the cover containing book details. The background is green with witchy elements on it.

HE'S A TEN BUT HE MIGHT EAT YOU

HE'S GOT DEMONS.. LITERALLY

TIRED QUEER

IS THIS LOVE OR IS THE DEMON INSIDE HIM HUNGRY?

ANTISOCIAL CAT x SHIVERING CHIHUAHUA
ROMANCE ENERGY

BETTER EYELINER THAN YOU

COMING OCT 14, 2025

AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER

"THE DRESDEN FILES" MEETS THE QUEER-CHAOS OF "GIDEON THE NINTH," IN WHICH A BROKE GOTH WANNABE BRUJO WITH A DEMON TRAPPED INSIDE HIM, 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.

PRE-ORDER NOW!

April 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

I’ve got a book coming out on Oct 14th AND Barnes & Nobles is doing a 25% off preorders sale right now!! But today, Apr 25, is the last day!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-amateur...

4/23-4/25
25% OFF
PRE-ORDERS
Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members only!

USE CODE: PREORDER25
AT CHECKOUT

AN AMATEUR WITCH'S GUIDE TO MURDER,

HE'S GOT DEMONS…LTERALLY

Valid for Physical Books, Ebooks, and Audiobooks at Barnes & Noble.
Some exclusions apply.
#BNPREORDER

And we see the books cover, which shows a goth style man sitting at a table with a magic spell book and a shadow hand coming out of the spell book.

THE BOOK:
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 clate, a never hau a elient before. at

April 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM

K Valentin

@kvalentinwrites.bsky.social

Barnes & Nobles pre-order sale still happening for 2 more days!!! Get my (and other great titles) cheap!!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-amateur...

Barnes & Nobles sale 25% off pre-orders graphic. It has purple mystic elements around the edges like tarot, graphic sun with face, and crystals. At the center is AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER on iPad, phone, and physical book.

April 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM

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