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I'm Vanessa and I'm a writer, currently working on my first novel. In 2015, I won the Pitch Perfect competition for unpublished writers at Bloody Scotland, the crime writing festival held in Stirling each autumn.
I'm also a bookseller, running The Glenogle & Bell Book Company with my husband. In addition, I'm a publisher at Fidra Books, rescuing out of print and neglected children's classics.
This is where I write about what I'm reading, where I'm going, what I'm writing and other random things such as house renovations and the neighbourhood where I live. I also include author interviews, guest posts from bloggers and host occasional book giveaways. See the About Me page for more info.
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Category Archives: Places to go
Laptop and latte – the best cafes for writers, Edinburgh and beyond
JK Rowling famously wrote Harry Potter in Edinburgh cafes (although not in as many as claim to be the birthplace of Harry P. I suspect) while other writers can’t imagine in other than complete silence or away from their desk … Continue reading
Posted in My Writing, Places to go, Travel
Tagged Archerfield, cafe culture, California, Culross, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Fife, Gallery of Modern Art, how I write, Stockbridge
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A Verb For Keeping Warm
I am a very limited knitter. I can only do garter and purl stitches although I have recently learnt how to do yarn-overs so, I can now do very basic lace patterns. My dear friend Catriona Gunn is determined that … Continue reading
Rembrandt – The Later Works, at the National Gallery, London
Once again I’ve been rather slack. We’ve been away on another home exchange – this time to London – and I’ll blog soon about that, but it’s also been half-term, we’ve bought another house, work’s been busy etc…. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Places to go
Tagged art, London, National Gallery, Rembrandt
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Friday Favourites
Although I’ve been away, I’ve been reading and browsing and here are some of my favourite things from the last week or so… From the ever-fascinating Messy Nessy Chic blog comes the story of this entire abandoned town, Johnsonville in … Continue reading
Posted in Bookshops, Places to go, Recent links I've loved
Tagged Books, bookshops, family, property
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Friday Favourites
This week’s major distraction has been the Scottish independence referendum. It’s been incredible to see how engaged people are with the political process and whatever the result I hope we can maintain that level of participation. As I type this … Continue reading
Posted in Places to go
Tagged Botanics, Doors Open, Edinburgh, Museum of Modern Art, National Library of Scotland
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