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Review of Write for Life by Julia Cameron

During the pandemic, I read Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, the classic twelve-week course that guides artists of any kind through the…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

Review of Visme - a visual content creation tool

Did you laugh-cry when you read the post going around social media about how authors are expected to write, read, edit and proofread, run…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

10 Art Mystery Books

Art is all about perspective, about noticing the details. When we try to find the meaning behind an artwork, we raise questions and search…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

Review of Moonlight & Misadventure anthology

When the moon is full, humans can become moody, nervous, irritated or even—in crime fiction—trigger-happy. Linked to darkness, crime and…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

Review of The Ancient Dead by Barbara Fradkin

In The Ancient Dead by Barbara Fradkin (the 4th book in the Amanda Doucette Mystery series), a photographer discovers a human bone in an…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

10 Valentine's Day Themed Mysteries & Chocolate Recipe

February might be dull, but it was the Valentine month and these sleuths were romantic duos who celebrated love as well as mystery. -Carolyn…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

Review of On Deadly Tides by Elizabeth J. Duncan

On Deadly Tides by Elizabeth J. Duncan is the 11th mystery featuring watercolour artist, businesswoman and self-proclaimed amateur sleuth…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

Review of In The Key of 13 by The Mesdames of Mayhem

The Mesdames of Mayhem are in perfect harmony In The Key of 13: An anthology of music and murder. The focal point of every story in this…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

Gift Guide - Mysteries Set in Bookstores and Libraries

For a bookworm, there’s nothing better than being gifted a carefully chosen book. The problem is choosing one they haven’t read yet! As a…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

Chilling Crime by Canadian Writers

In Canada, winter sets in with a vengeance. The days are shorter, the temperature well below freezing, and the setting is rife for crime… at…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

Review of The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis

The Vanished Bride is the first in the Brontë Sisters Mystery series. Publisher: Berkley – September 10th, 2019 “Before they were legendary…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann

Review of Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen

Love and Death Among the Cheetahs is the thirteenth book in the Royal Spyness series. Publisher: Berkley – August 6th, 2019 “You like…
Vanessa Westermann
Vanessa Westermann