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Atmosphere before action, tone before plot.

Posted on October 2, 2015 by vanessa

One of the things that I found particularly interesting in my interview with Chris Ewan earlier this week was his advice to get the feel of a novel right before anything else. He said: “I think it’s really important to … Continue reading →

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September’s writing – highs and lows

Posted on September 30, 2015 by vanessa

From a writing point of view, September did not go the way that I planned. In terms of my success at Bloody Scotland’s Pitch Perfect, it far exceeded expectations and I’m still really skippy about that. It’s given me objective … Continue reading →

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Sunday words…

Posted on September 20, 2015 by vanessa

I’m not sure I entirely agree with this – do we not as writers have a duty to think about how we want the reader to engage with the book, how we want them to feel? Because if so, is … Continue reading →

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Recent Links I’ve Loved

Posted on September 19, 2015 by vanessa

It’s time for a round-up of things that have caught my eye recently – an eclectic collection. Commercial women’s fiction, the much-derided chick-lit, is unfairly sneered at. As Lizzy Kremer, an agent with David Higham Associates, points out in this … Continue reading →

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Winning, validation, and fortune cookies

Posted on September 17, 2015 by vanessa

Last weekend I became a writer, and an award-winning one at that, and I learnt never to doubt a fortune cookie prediction. In lots of ways, it was quite a turning point. I told you last week that I’d been … Continue reading →

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