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Hi, I’m Vanessa and welcome to my site.
In 2015, I won Bloody Scotland’s Pitch Perfect event and my first novel, Death Will Find Me, was published in February, 2019. The second Tessa Kilpatrick book will be out early next year and in the meantime, I’ll soon be launching a series of art crime thrillers.
You can find out more about me and what I’m up to by following the links at the top, and there are contact details below if you want to ask me any questions or invite me to talk at your bookshop, library or festival.
Author Archives: vanessa
Five on Friday – things you might have missed
I’ve seen some great blog posts and articles this week that I wanted to share… This essay by Miranda Sawyer in The Guardian reduced me to tears. Like her, my fortieth birthday was fine but the ones since have given … Continue reading
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Tagged Debo Mitford, Meg Rosoff, mid-life, Miranda Sawyer, Sotheby's, World War One, Young House Love
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Author interview – Amanda Craig
Amanda Craig had a globe-trotting childhood before reading English at Clare College, Cambridge and then becoming a journalist. She is a literary critic, most notable for her influential stint as children’s book reviewer at The Times where she championed the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Craig, writing
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It’s Friday – things you might have missed!
I’ve had so many tabs open on my browser this week so that I can point them out to you, so let’s get started… Give up or get better. So many writers are at the horrible stage of waiting for … Continue reading
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Tagged Amtrak, art, houseboats, sara sheridan, Sophie Hannah, writing
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January’s writing – not just about words on the page
I began 2016 feeling pretty positive about my writing and where the novel’s going and I’ve got a fair amount written this month, if not quite the 20k I planned here. But there have been a few writing-based happenings this … Continue reading
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Tagged critique group, literary agents, Stephen King, writing
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10 brilliant podcasts for writers and readers
I first discovered podcasts when everyone was talking about the first series of Serial towards the end of 2014. Up until then, I’d kind of assumed that they would be slightly amateurish, poor quality journalism and that they’d sound as … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Reading
Tagged podcasts, reading, serial, The New Yorker, Thinking Sideways, writing
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