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I’m Vanessa and I’m a writer.
In 2015, I won the Pitch Perfect competition for unpublished writers at Bloody Scotland, the crime writing festival held in Stirling each autumn.
This is where I write about what I’m writing, where I’m going, and what I’m reading. I also include author interviews from time to time.
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Being an indie author is just completing the circle
Anyone who read my last post has probably realised what I’m planning to do with Death Will Find Me, my 1920s-set crime novel. I’m going to self-publish it. It’s something I never thought I’d do, but I’ve run a publishing … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Will Find Me, editing, independent author, self-publishing, writing
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Writing in the dunes, imagining the scene as the German Navy surrendered…
In the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, back when I was writing an early draft of Death Will Find Me and still getting to know my characters, I saw an image from the day the German fleet surrendered to the British … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Will Find Me, out and about, Scotland, short story, World War One, writing, WW1
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Another update…
I seem to spend my life composing vague, holding posts that sit in my drafts folder, while I wait for concrete news of what’s going on with The Book. Things are happening. But slowly. I truly believe that there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Will Find Me, Kate Carpenter, new book, publishing, update, writing
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What non-writers don’t know about literary agents. Or, it’s not like the Yellow Pages
As you know, I was recently taken on by a literary agent (still excited about that) and I’m getting down to writing my next book. More on that process later – trust me, it’s quite a change of mind-set. On … Continue reading
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At last…!
That’s it – the revised manuscript has been sent to the agent who suggested some tweaks. I have rewritten chunks, edited the rest and I think the novel is better for it. It has taken far longer than it should … Continue reading