Republishing books and updating

As part of the reissue of my books in digital format, I updated the trailer for Fantastic L.A. because the cover of the book changed on the version published in 2023.  I use the open shot software on Linux, it seems to me that It is also available on other platforms.

I acquired the video files and composed the music. Then, repair the track by track assembly.

interface of my software when I created my book trailer
Open shot software interface and my computer

Rendez-vous on my books page

Happy new year 2024

I send you my best wishes for the New Year. May it bring everyone peace, health and the joy of making new intellectual and cultural discoveries.

Yours sincerely,

Celine Valette

Offer books during the holidays

Holidays seasons are a time of sharing with family or friends. And sometimes you want to buy an original gift. To offer a book could be a good idea.

My books  on this page in digital format.

 

Avignon festival 2023

This year I went to the Avignon festival for about one of my artistic projects. This allowed me to connect and establish contacts but also to discover new live shows.

I made the choice to explore several themes such as burlesque which is close to musical theater and also to revisit certain classics such as William Shakespeare.

My visit to the off village was very rewarding on a professional level. I attended an author’s conference (interview of Michèle Gazier by Harold David) as well as a round table on theatrical writing, three different profiles of artists working in live performance exchange their experiences with the public.

Céline Valette au village du Off
Festival d’Avignon – vers le village du off
Photos de l'auteure discutant avec un des responsables du festival
Participants à la conference la fiction en littérature
Photos de trois artistes et le présentateur
Artistes partageant leurs expériences autour de l’écriture théâtrale
Final de la troupe se tenant la main.
Applaudissement du public lors du final de la pièce de théâtre. Salut des artistes.
Partie de l'architecture du théâtre d'Avignon
Entrée du théâtre historique.
Peinture murale représentant une femme à la fenêtre
Personnage de roman à la fenêtre dans une des rues de la ville.

Jury for anticipation contest 2023

I am pleased to announce my contribution as a member of the jury for the 2023 anticipation competition. Organized by Les Utopies Extraordinaires, the contest will reward 3 Science Fiction short stories.
As an author, this experience allows me to discover new texts and to foster (at least I hope so) the emergence of new talents. Good luck to everyone.

Link to the anticiporg website contest.

Espèces d’auteurs festival

On Saturday March 18, 2023, I have been to le festival espèces d’auteurs organized by la Société des Gens de Lettres in Paris.

This one began with a conference: writing and living, business project, in a second time, a round table table about reviews.
In the room, only professionals. The contents of the two presentations were interesting and there was a debate, quick question and answers (speakers, authors).

Between the two speeches, different professionals (Association des Traducteurs Littéraires de France, Center National Book, Sofia etc.) answered my questions about a part of my projects and provided information on the specificity of copyright.

Au festival espèces d’auteurs, une photo de la salle la fin de la première conférence
Céline Valette dans le train. Quelques idées à noter.
Quelques idées à noter pendant le voyage dans le train.

Exhibition at a public library

Exhibition “notre matrimoine” public library (rights of women week)

Métier “homme de lettres…”
Ecrire absolument
De la musique avant toute chose.
La journaliste frondeuse
Photos de l'autrice Céline Valette visitant une exposition avec des affiches informatives sur l'Histoire de Femmes
L’unité des femmes

To test

Notes, e-reader, mp3 player.
Céline écoute avec un casque ses compositions dans son bureau
To listen, to throw some versions, to select demos of good quality.

The artistic project I am currently working progressed well. I tested the text and the sound files to have a global overview. Of course, I couldn’t help changing elements. It’s definitely my perfectionist side, which is both a quality and a flaw. The result is now satisfying.

© 2025 Céline Valette – Tous droits de reproduction, d’adaptation et de traduction réservés pour tous pays sans le consentement de l’Auteur (titre, modèle, illustrations, photos...etc).