Valentina Emanuele (V.B. Emanuele) is an award-winning author/editor, and we had the pleasure of having this author interview – V.B. Emanuele for our blog. Check out this fantastic author and follow them for more amazing stories.
Valentina Emanuele (V.B. Emanuele) is an award-winning author/editor who began writing professionally for a serial, visual story app, under the username VioletBlue. She quickly found herself wanting to expand her art, and wrote her first online novel, The Veil, in 2019.
After the rapid success of the book, she released several more online novels before deciding she wanted to publish them. Just Business was the first book to launch the Club Euphoria Novels and Valentina’s publishing debut.
She has lived in both Europe and the United States and obtained a Fine Arts degree and an English Literature degree. When she is not writing or reading, she can be found active outdoors, participating in fitness challenges and events, cooking, or traveling.
When did you start writing?
When I was seven years old.
What was it like growing up?
I grew up in a huge family. It was chaotic and lonely at the same time, but I wouldn’t have traded it for anything. My house was haunted.
How was your early life?
Pretty eventful and a blur. I got to live in three countries and travel the world.
What has been the biggest influence in your career?
I don’t really have influences, but I have a best friend, and that counts.
Tell us about your newest release.
Just Business is the first book I ever published, but I’m rereleasing it. It has added scenes, and since my writing has matured, I wanted it to shine properly and give it the attention it deserved. It’s one of my darker books. It takes place in a strip club in a city I used to live in. Most of the book came to me in a dream but parts of it are true. I’ll never reveal details.
Which book of yours would you call your favorite child?
War Within and the upcoming book two in that series. They were my first dabble in the professional writing world. I had it as a single story on a visual story app. I chose to remove it when I left the app to bring it to life for adult audiences. It now has a thicker plot and more spice since I have no limitations. It will always be my favorite child because a few of the characters are actually loosely based on people close to me.
What inspired you to write this book?
It came to me in a dream and merged with my life. I was a stripper for a couple of weeks before an incident that changed everything. That incident is not in the book but will be in one within the series.
What are you usually found doing when you’re not writing?
Gardening, shopping, painting, exercising, traveling, cooking, baking, and spending time with my family…to name a few.
What does your writing space look like?
Controlled chaos. I have my own office that is decorated in an Art Deco style with a library, reading chair, and ottoman on one side. On the other, two desks with three computers, a tablet, and an iPad (and a bunch of other stuff) on the other side. I also have a ton of artwork I need to finish. My office is also my art studio. I also have a ton of plants in my office. Don’t look in the closet.
If you wrote your autobiography, what would you name it?
Blue Eyed Italian
How long did it take to write your novel, and what was your process?
It takes about a month or two to write the first draft, then edit and edit until I send it to my editor.
Favorite reads?
My favorite reads vary based on my moods. I’m a mood reader.
Do you have any book recommendations?
I will always recommend Sara Cate’s Give Me More to everyone.
What’s your next big project?
I’m writing four novels at once right now.
Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?
Please do not use Google translate. It butchers every language. Find someone who knows the language fluently and ask them.
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