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Blake Valentine

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Blake Valentine is the author of the TRENT RIVERA MYSTERY SERIES. Prior to becoming a writer, he worked in the music industry as both performer and producer before moving into various roles in education. He has lived in Osaka, Japan and San Diego, California, and now resides on the south coast of England with his wife, 2 children, and a cat.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Blake Valentine I don't tend to suffer too much from writer's block - I tend to have more ideas than time to write them! What I find more difficult is when I've writt…moreI don't tend to suffer too much from writer's block - I tend to have more ideas than time to write them! What I find more difficult is when I've written characters into situations and then can't figure out how to write them out of them. In that case, I'll usually go out for a walk close to the sea and hope that inspiration will strike!(less)
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Blake Valentine Putting flesh onto the bones of characters. I especially love it when they seem to reach out to you and lead you into putting them into situations tha…morePutting flesh onto the bones of characters. I especially love it when they seem to reach out to you and lead you into putting them into situations that weren't planned in advance. That and being able to spend all day reading books and telling stories!(less)
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Happy New Year!!

Happy 2026 everyone!

My new year's resolution is to get more active on Goodreads. I've been doing loads of reading and loads of writing (I just haven't been updating people on here - hopefully this year I will be better!!)

The Trent Rivera Mystery Series has been going from strength to strength. I am delighted to announce that I'm just about to press publish on the pre-order of Book 9, and Book 10 i Read more of this blog post »
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