Hello there
Originally from sunny California, Valerie Norton (she/her) graduated magna cum laude from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in 2013, with an emphasis on film and television critical studies. She studied abroad in Greece for history and archaeology, exploring ancient ruins that Indiana Jones himself would envy.
Nice to meet you
At 22, Valerie moved to Manhattan for adventure and a career in the video games industry, and she hasn’t been tan since. She’s now a Senior PR Director at a boutique games agency, with a career spanning a wealth of titles and genres, from mobile flicks to story-driven blockbusters. To her delight, her work on Baldur’s Gate 3 led her to organizing a media event in a crypt in Belgium.
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Valerie leans heavily toward writing upper YA/A fantasy novels with tons of adventure, dangerous romance, and morally gray girls who will either kiss you or kill you. Maybe both.
Valerie is represented by Bethany Hendrix of Spencerhill Associates and has been both a mentee and mentor for the WriteMentor program. She now lives in New Jersey with her husband, cats, and a very energetic golden retriever.
A few favorites
Books: Six of Crows, The Wicked King, Queen of Shadows, A Court of Mist and Fury, The Kingdom, The Shadows Between Us, Empire of Storms, Crescent City, People We Meet On Vacation, Cemetery Boys, Book Lovers, Stalking Jack the Ripper, Kingdom of the Wicked
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Video games: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Odyssey, Animal Crossing, Halo Infinite, Fallout 4, Uncharted 4, Final Fantasy VII Remake/Rebirth, DEVICE 6
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Television: Stranger Things, Dark, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Great British Bake Off, Schitt’s Creek, What We Do In The Shadows, The Vampire Diaries, Parks & Recreation, Ted Lasso, All of Us Are Dead, Yellowjackets, Solo Leveling, Delicious in Dungeon, Severance
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Movies: The Mummy, Jumanji, Ever After, Pride & Prejudice, The Matrix, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Lord of The Rings, John Wick, Avengers: Infinity War, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Happy Death Day, Pirates of the Caribbean, One Cut of the Dead
Contact
I'd love to hear from you! Please use the contact info here, or find me on social media.
