"And when we're no longer speaking, thinking or dreaming, we will dance with the ghosts of whales that have beached themselves long ago, long ago on the Barbary Coast." - Jesse Huestis
Female
39 years old
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
United States
Writing, singing, architecture, history, acting, comics, reading, mythology, fairytales, werewolves, neck tattoos, ghost stories, sexy wordsmiths, living this life, creating my own universe.
Music
Nina Hagen, Billie Holiday, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie, David Bowie,The Creatures, The Smiths, The Cure, Wolfsheim, Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, Yaz, Mozart, Louis (fucking) Armstrong, This Mortal Coil, Nick Cave, Max Raabe, Count Basie, Noel Coward, The Jam, Tom Waits, Peggy Lee, When In Rome, The Tiger Lillies, Johnny Cash, New Order, Joy Division, Nina Simone, The Birthday Party, Grinderman, Jeffrey Luck Lucas, Kira Lynn Cain, Rykarda Parasol, Mel Torme, Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton. I'll list some more later. I'm sleepy, can't think, need coffee.
Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/BlackbirdPirate/
Movies
Vincent Price, Hammer films, Near Dark, Metropolis, Nosferatu, Beauty and the Beast, Aamadeus, The Thing, Alien, Aliens, Big Trouble in Little China, The Lord of the Rings, The Shop Around the Corner, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho, Some Like it Hot, Gaslight, anything with werewolves, silent films, vintage erotica,
Television
Firefly, Battlestar Galactica,Twilight Zone, Farscape, Dead Wood, Carnivale, Six Feet Under, Queer as Folk, Venture Brothers, Rome, Arrested Development and the Science, History and Classic movie channels.
Books
Neil Gaiman, H.G. Wells, His Dark Materials, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Harry Potter, Lemony Snicket, Autumn, Meat Cake, Sandman, Coraline, Angela Carter, The Weetzie Bat books, books on architecture, mythology, San Francisco history, Egypt, classic horror, Vincent Price, ghost stories, fairytales,
Serena Valentino's Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Religion:
Atheist
Zodiac Sign:
Aries
Smoke / Drink:
Yes / Yes
Children:
Love kids, but not for me
Occupation:
writer
Serena Valentino's Companies
SLG Publishing San Jose, CA US Comic writer/creator
Disney Press New York, New York US Author
Freelance San Francisco, CA US screenwriter, playwright, novelist
About me: Serena Valentino. Lady-about-town, writer. Serena Valentino has been weaving tales that combine mythos and guile for the past ten years with her work on the comic book series GloomCookie and Nightmares & Fairy Tales published with SLG Publishing. Nightmares & Fairy Tales: 1140 Rue Royale has earned her critical acclaim in both the comic and horror domain, where she is known for her unique style of storytelling, bringing her readers into exquisitely frightening worlds filled with terror, beauty and extraordinary female protagonists. On her most recent work on Nightmares & Fairy Tales with Camilla d' Errico, Serena has returned to the fairy tale format with a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty and a grisly tale about a mermaid, both of which have become fan-favorites. Among her other projects, Serena is currently writing a horror screenplay with writer/director Phil Flores (of the Butcher Brothers), a novel entitled Teratopia, as well as three new comic series/graphic novels, Enchanted, Blackbird the Pirate Queen and Hell’s Café. She has also written a novel for young adults for Disney Press based on the Wicked Queen from Snow White entitled: Fairest of All - IN STORES NOW. Visit www.serenavalentino.com
Order GloomCookie & Nightmares & Fairy Tales here:
www.slgcomic.com
NOTE ON FRIEND REQUESTS: it would be sweet if you could send me a little message letting me know why you'd like me to add you. Thanks so much! EDITED to say: I will not add you unless you include a note. Too many spammers these days, kids. Seriously. Be sweet and include a note. Thanks!
A NOTE ON LETTERS FROM MY READERS: please know that I read and appreciate all the mail that comes in for me and try my best to respond to as much of it as I can. Thank you.
FAIREST OF ALL: THE STORY OF THE WICKED QUEEN: AVAILABLE AUG! OR PRE-ORDER NOW AT AMAZON.COM
Who I'd like to meet: Sexy wordsmiths, with neck tattoos.
Thanks dear. I'm honored to be part of the soundtrack to the Zombie handbook. Zombies have proven to make incredible fans. They're with you for life...and after.
HELLO SISTER! i wish i could have been to your book signing yesterday. i just wanted to say congratulations and i hope it went well. how do i get a hold of a copy? i would really like to read it :)
Serena! How are you? Are we still going to do the online scripting class for my children's book idea? Still have the first script for the comic book class, haha. Just wondering.
Hey beautiful...I was re-reading gloom cookie last night and I was thinking about yeh hardcore. ever thinkin of makin more? xoxox Hope you're relaxin getting some much needed rest and relaxation.