Tarot for Storytellers Now Updated for Kindle

Tarot for Storytellers | a how-to book | photo of dice in various sizes | illustration of The Sun and The World tarot cards

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, plots, and setting using a deck of tarot cards.

Tarot for Storytellers: a how-to book includes:

* 10 writing exercises
* Lots of examples
* Brief history of tarot
* Tarot card meanings
* Shapes of narratives
* Additional uses for games
* Recommended resources
* ePub and PDF formats
* …and more!

Inspired by Monica Valentinelli’s popular writing workshop presented at the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium, the Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers, and Clarion West, this how-to book is beginner-friendly and can be used by authors or game masters for both TTRPGs and LARP.

This title has recently been revised to address a few typos as well as add the ePub format. When you purchase Tarot for Storytellers: a how-to book on DriveThruFiction.com, you’ll receive both the PDF and ePub formats.

Please note: A deck of tarot cards is not required to use this book. In the Resources section, links to free online tarot card decks are provided.

Now available in the Amazon Kindle store and on DriveThruFiction.com in PDF and ePub formats compatible with most eReaders.




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September 10, 2026
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[Event] Game Hole Con XIII 2026 Schedule

Game Hole Con XIII logo

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 the text-based version of the schedule posted on the infographic. Hope to see you there!

Thursday, October 15th
Noon CST: Worldbuilding in Faerie Realms Seminar

5:00 pm: Setting design in RPGs

Friday, October 16th
11:00-2:00 pm: Teatime with the Hatter

2:30-5:30 pm: Teatime with the Hatter

8:00-11:00 pm: Drinks with Authors VI: The Reckoning

Saturday, October 17th
10:00 am: Magic and Consequences

2:00-5:00 pm: Teatime with the Hatter


September 8, 2026
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See You at Gen Con 2026!

Gen Con Writers Symposium

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 Game Take Two.” I am also hosting a koffeeklatch, too!

If any event is sold out, please don’t be afraid to come anyway. Sometimes, people drop out our schedules shift and I’d like to make time for you. For my sold out koffeeklatch, feel free to come anyway and I will schedule extra time for you.

Don’t know what to chat about? If you’ve taken one of my workshops, I’m interested to hear how your writing is coming along. This year, I will also be bringing some enamel pins for trade. Huzzah! I am also taking recommendations for fude (also referred to as bent nib) fountain pens, witchy hats, fun vinyl stickers, and solo journaling games.

Thank you to everyone who already booked tickets for my events. I appreciate it!

To keep in touch, don’t forget to sign up for Monica’s Marvelous Musings.

Huzzah!



June 30, 2026
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New Solo Journaling Game! Shards of Remorsica Unfolds on Patreon

Shards of Remorsica | a solo journaling fantasy game for artists and writers | patreon.com/booksofm

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 ago–but you don’t know which type you are or what magical powers you hold. Reduced to consciousness, you rebuild yourself one day at a time.

As a narrative designer, I’m really excited about this project and its potential for new and existing creators. I hope that you’ll join my Patreon to walk with me on this journey. My first rewards for Patrons were released in May: I’ve offered a draft of the cover and my initial brainstorming notes. There’s a lot more to come!

Patrons will receive a complimentary copy of the game when it’s released. There may be additional rewards as this project progresses. Unlike into shadow: a poetic exploration of personal fears, which was a month-long Patreon project, or Pinching Tarts, a Wonderland-themed game I designed for PocketQuest, Shards of Remorsica’s development will unfold month-by-month until the game has been playtested and polished for publication.

I hope you’ll join me and my existing patrons at patreon.com/booksofm on a journey of mythical discovery.

Until next time,

Monica Valentinelli




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May 27, 2026
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[New Release] Tarot for Storytellers is Available on DriveThru!

Tarot for Storytellers is a full-color eBook written by author, narrative designer, and FlamesRising.com contributor Monica Valentinelli (World of Darkness, Cyberpunk RED, Shadowrun: Court of Shadows, etc.). The eBook is jam-packed with prompts, guidance, and examples to teach you how to develop new characters, plots, and setting using a deck of tarot cards.

Tarot for Storytellers includes:

* 10 writing exercises
* Lots of examples
* Brief history of tarot
* Tarot card meanings
* Shapes of narratives
* Additional uses for games
* Recommended resources
* …and more!

Inspired by my popular writing workshop presented at the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium, the Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers, and Clarion West, this how-to book is beginner-friendly and can be used by authors or game masters.

Download Tarot for Storytellers on DriveThruFiction.com, DriveThruCards, or DriveThruRPG!

Please note: A deck of tarot cards is not required to use this book. In the Resources section, links to free online tarot card decks are provided.



October 7, 2025
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