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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.
Tag Archives: writing
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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Author Interview – Joanna Cannon
Joanna Cannon and I have been online friends for years now. I remember when she started blogging about her work as a doctor in a hospital psychiatric department – warm, insightful, clever and observant. I love the way she uses … Continue reading
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Tagged author interview, fiction, Joanna Cannon, Seth, writing
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Typing, typing, typing…
This week I had planned some lovely blog posts but they’re not going to happen I’m afraid. Next week should be marvellous though – I have an interview with the marvellous Joanna Cannon, a post about blogging (it’s a decade … Continue reading
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Tagged agents, deadlines, writers' groups, writing
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