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Val Richards

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Born

in Fort Campbell, KY, The United States

Website

http://www.jlbond-valrichards.com/

Genre

Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Influences

All things fantasy

Member Since

December 2012

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Val Richards is an author, administrative assistant, mother, teacher without a classroom, and a space traveler wanna be. Because of her busy lifestyle, she just cannot find the time to become an astronaut. Hence, she travels to other worlds through her imagination.

Val lived most of her life in the rolling hills of Tennessee but decided she needed majestic oceans to fuel her inspiration. She now resides in sunny Florida where creativity abounds. Eleventh Elementum, Book One of The Primortus Chronicles is her debut novel with J.L. Bond, which was published in December 2012. Hollowed Humusara, Book Two of The Primortus Chronicles was published in November of 2014. And now finally, the third and final book of The Primortus Chronicles, Plagued ...more

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Average rating: 4.92 · 13 ratings · 7 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Eleventh Elementum (Primortus Chronicles, #1) by J.L. Bond (Goodreads Author), Val Richards (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hollowed Humusara by J.L. Bond (Goodreads Author), Val Richards (Goodreads Author) 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plagued Primortus: A Teen Dystopian Adventure by J.L. Bond (Goodreads Author), Val Richards (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Val Richards's Blog: Writer with Lots of Questions About Nothing

The Death of a Friend

It's a sad day when a writer realizes that one or more of their characters must die. JL and I have come to know our characters better than some of our own family members. In fact they have become our family and we are feeling remorse, knowing what lies ahead for the selected few. It’s not that we don’t like them, we do. It is just time for someone to go. We were told once that someone had to die. Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 25, 2013 09:53 • Tags: eleventh-elementum

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Quotes by Val Richards (?)

“Just because you're alive doesn't mean you're living.”
― Val Richards, Eleventh Elementum

tags: inspire-thought, teen

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“Day dreaming is actually research for the next book.”
― Val Richards, Hollowed Humusara

tags: fun, humor, writing

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Val’s Quotes

“Just because you're alive doesn't mean you're living.”
― Val Richards, Eleventh Elementum

tags: inspire-thought, teen

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“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: encouragement, gandalf

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“Day dreaming is actually research for the next book.”
― Val Richards, Hollowed Humusara

tags: fun, humor, writing

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