Tarot for Storytellers: a how-to book for authors and gamemasters is a full-color eBook offered in ePub and as a fully-interactive PDF. Written by author and narrative designer Monica Valentinelli (World of Darkness, Cyberpunk RED, Shadowrun, Firefly, Mistborn), this eBook is jam-packed with prompts, guidance, and examples to teach you how to develop new characters, […]
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[Event] Game Hole Con XIII 2026 Schedule
I am attending Game Hole Con XIII as a special guest this year! I wanted to share my schedule with you. If an event I’m attending is sold out, please don’t be afraid to purchase generic tickets and come anyway. I will also have an author table, so be sure to drop by! Here is […]
See You at Gen Con 2026!
Events for this year’s Gen Con opened for registration and tickets for my events are almost sold out. You can click on Valentinelli at Gen Con Indy to find my workshops. I am running a two-hour workshop titled “Tarot for Storytellers,” and a four-hour workshop with Scott Lynch and Brandon O’Brien titled “Pitch Us Your […]
New Solo Journaling Game! Shards of Remorsica Unfolds on Patreon
Today, I’m pleased to announce a new months-long project unfolding on Patreon. Titled “Shards of Remorsica,” I’m designing a high-fantasy solo journaling game powered by tarot for artists and writers. In Shards of Remorsica, you play a solo journaling game answering prompts and shuffling cards. Your character is a mythical creature who once thrived aeons […]
My 2025 Publications in Review
2025 was a quiet year of planting seeds, presenting at conventions like the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium, World Con: Seattle, and Game Hole Con while attending a writer’s retreat, House on the Rock, Paganomicon and Krampus Fest. Sometime in the middle of that I found out The Dagon Collection was nominated for a World Fantasy […]