My name’s Val. I’m a writer, artist, and game designer based in St. Paul, Minnesota. I love all forms of storytelling, especially books and tabletop games. Community, comedy, spec fic, and good role-playing games keep me sane in the face of the world’s lunacy 😎
The studio’s flagship TTRPG, Runemaker is out now! Learn more here.
Read the blurb for my upcoming novel, Goodfellows’ Manor of Tinctures and Tricks, here. Release news coming soon!
Some fun facts about me:
Favorite Authors: Behold, Loki has stolen my Goodreads account for you to see exactly what I like and books currently on my radar.
Favorite Films: (in no particular order) Pan’s Labyrinth, Howl’s Moving Castle, Before Trilogy, The Princess Bride, Blade Runner 2049, Titanic, Your Name, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, When Harry Met Sally, Princess Mononoke, and The Big Lebowski among many others.
Favorite Words: Solitude, Whimsy, Protocol, Catharsis, Chunch
Favorite Hobbies Besides Writing: Strategizing how to beat old Playstation games from the late 90’s with my brother, drawing, reading, playing board games, visiting Minnesota State Parks, enjoying the company of cats, etc.