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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.
Category Archives: Life
The wisdom of Ira Glass and why it’s ok to worry that your creative endeavours aren’t good enough
Like almost every writer I know, I worry that my work isn’t good enough. That it never will be good enough. That I should forget about writing and accept that I am a consumer of other people’s creativity and not … Continue reading
Sunday words: “You own everything that happened to you…”
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My not-quite-resolutions…
Maybe reflecting on what we learned in the past year and how we hope to use that knowledge in the coming year is a more useful activity than listing self-improvement goals that we are destined to abandon by Easter. After … Continue reading
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A thought for 2016 – I hope you have a marvellous year.
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! I hope Santa brings you many lovely books and that you have a wonderful day. I’m taking a break until New Year’s Eve (although we’re still dealing with any last-minute orders at Glenogle & Bell) and I’m looking … Continue reading
