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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
New book – Trace Evidence
The last few months have been pretty quiet, especially with our son back at university, but I’ve been using my time surprisingly well. When I look back at this year it seems I’ve been more productive than I thought. Thus … Continue reading
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A long overdue update…
Way back in January, I made plans for this year, breaking it down into quarters and working out what needed to be done. It was always optimistic but I was feeling pretty productive back then. I reckon a fair few … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Sunday words
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(Almost) end of year updates
I have been shockingly bad at updating this year. There’s no excuse, just a whole load of tiny justifications ranging from feeling overwhelmed by the pressure of starting out as an indie author, to getting my head down to write … Continue reading
All systems go!
The launch of Death Will Find Me kicked off earlier in the week when Kelly Lacey at Love Books Group coordinated a cover reveal, filling social media with images of the book jacket. I love the cover – designed by … Continue reading
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Decisions, decisions, decisions…
It is striking that I’ve written only three blog posts so far this year – a vague one about the progress (or lack of it) that Death Will Find Me had made in terms of finding a publisher, a piece … Continue reading
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Tagged agents, daring greatly, Death Will Find Me, editors, plans, publishers
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