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Season 1. Episode 7: Valerie Parv

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Craig and Irma talk about writing guides, in particular the new book by Georgia Richter and Deborah Hunn, How to be an Author.
Then Craig chats with Valerie Parv about how she went from an advertising copywriter to sales of over 34 million books, whether genre elitism and genre prejudice exist, the crazy debacle that was dubbed Parvgate, the impact of COVID on reading and publishing, moving from romance into science fiction, and a funny make-up mix up in the green room with her husband.
About Valerie
Valerie Parv was the bestselling author of over 70 romance novels, with more than 34 million sales. She published with Mills & Boon from 1982. She passed away on 25 April 2021, shortly after recording this interview.

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Craig and Irma talk about writing guides, in particular the new book by Georgia Richter and Deborah Hunn, How to be an Author.
Then Craig chats with Valerie Parv about how she went from an advertising copywriter to sales of over 34 million books, whether genre elitism and genre prejudice exist, the crazy debacle that was dubbed Parvgate, the impact of COVID on reading and publishing, moving from romance into science fiction, and a funny make-up mix up in the green room with her husband.
About Valerie
Valerie Parv was the bestselling author of over 70 romance novels, with more than 34 million sales. She published with Mills & Boon from 1982. She passed away on 25 April 2021, shortly after recording this interview.

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