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Five-way auctions and six-figure deals…

Posted on May 23, 2018 by vanessa

…are great but not the usual outcome for debut authors. Everyone knows it happens but it’s rare and it’s not always a good thing. All that money invested by the publisher is a lot of pressure and if that advance … Continue reading →

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Another update…

Posted on March 4, 2018 by vanessa

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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What non-writers don’t know about literary agents. Or, it’s not like the Yellow Pages

Posted on July 17, 2017 by vanessa

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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Properly exciting update!

Posted on July 2, 2017 by vanessa

Regular readers will know that I’ve been faffing about with the manuscript for Death Will Find Me for what seems like forever. The last piece of real news was that a few months ago an agent that I was really … Continue reading →

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At last…!

Posted on June 5, 2017 by vanessa

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 →

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