Monday, August 10, 2020

MEET A MEMBER! MARIA VALE




Every week RWA/NYC will Spotlight one of its Members. 
Just a fun way for readers to meet 
New York's Leading Romance Authors.






Now that New York is Finally reopening, 
how are you celebrating?
What is the first thing you want to do?
MARIA:  Going to my favorite diner. I don’t want to do something out of the ordinary. I want to do something painfully ordinary.



10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MARIA VALE


1.   Maria writes paranormal romances, mostly about wolves.

2.   Her first book, THE LAST WOLF, was a RITA finalist in the paranormal romance and best debut categories. 

3.   She is a panster. She has a beginning, an end and a few scenes. The one time she tried plotting it ended in disaster. The characters fought her every step of the way.

4.   Her favorite time to write is in the morning.

5.   When she writes with the music on it’s mostly instrumental or in a language she doesn’t understand so it won’t disturb her.

6.   Maria sets her books in the wild.  Wolves!  She only used New York as a setting once.

7.   She is an absolute believer in HEA and HRN.

8.   She likes a medium level of sexual tension. She likes sex to serve the plot rather than the other way around.

9.   She has too many favorite authors and books to name.

10. Her secret crush is Nahadoth the Nightlord from NK Jemisin’s HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS.



MARIA VALE
Website:  mariavale.com
Twitter:  @mariavaleauthor
Facebook: @MariaValeWrites
Instagram: @mariavelaauthor



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