Wishes 2026

May this new year not fill you with regrets, but bring you the hope of renewal through these few words, ever more creativity, discovery, and opportunity 🙂

Continue on your path, follow your dreams with enthusiasm, take care of your health, and may your days be filled with literature and freedom.

Chronicle history of arts – recordings

Crédit photo, photograph of the team.

This morning with the team of take it studio (radio of the fédération des foyers ruraux) we recorded my chronicle fake news and history of arts, a big thank you everyone for this great time. This chronicle will be broadcast soon and you will be informed about it. This is a drawing that I created :

mixing console with markings
track 1 connected to the microphone and recorded, headphone conencted to the artist

Suggestion of the end of the year

It was a pleasure to share a book on November 20th at the Le Presse Papier bookstore’s book club. For this event, I chose to present “Women Also Made History” by Titiou Lecoq.

This book recounts the epic story of women chronologically throughout history, highlighting the times they were forgotten and the roles they were not always given.

During this presentation, the readers present suggested two other books: one was *L’inconnue du portrait* by Camille Perretti, and the other was *Le cantique du chaos* by Mathieu Belezi, a dystopian novel. The bookseller made slightly different choices, which I also invite you to discover.

With that, I wish you all happy holidays.

Culture as a bulwark against obscurantism

In a previous article, I mentioned a survey by the National Book Center concerning reading in 2025, which complements the information and knowledge that I learned during this conference organized by occitanie culture (occitanie livre). During the web conference on illiteracy and illiteracy that I attended, I asked myself several questions about the socio-economic consequences, dropping out of school seems to me to be one of them. The interventions were very interesting. To find out more here are two links, one to the official website of national book center and the other to occitanie culture.

Creation of characters : the behavior

When creating characters, whether for a novel or a play, two notions are important: observation and empathy. It is possible to imagine the physique and character traits beforehand, however, observing reality allows you to create very realistic fictional characters. Where are they heading? what pushes them to act?

Likewise, asking yourself what the characters feel, making them act according to their values to maintain a certain logic, all of this is part of what we can call empathy for the characters we create. Personally, I have always really liked the characters in my stories and when I had to create “bad guys” it was never easy and I often write them a past that helps enlighten readers.

Do you want to know more ? register to my masterclass.

Glossary

A glossary page was added on my website to help visitors to read about the notions in link with digital books. Find the page here.

Poll 2024

Digital editions aren’t in opposition to other publications. As part of a study that I am carrying out in a print-on-demand approach, I would like to have your opinion.

What format would you prefer?

  • 11 by 17 cm
  • 14.8 by 21 cm
  • 16 by 25 cm

What additional amount do you think is possible?

  • From 2 to 5 euros more
  • From 6 to 9 euros more

What type of paper?

  • It doesn’t matter
  • Recycled
  • Labeled recycled

What deadlines correspond to your expectations?

  • 1 to 2 weeks
  • Less than 10 days

 

You can contact me by email to give me your opinion and if you have any  suggestions.

Thank you in advance.

2025 will be a very particular year for the climate, seas and oceans some information on this plateform.

© 2026 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).