Vanessa Westermann

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Cover Art - The First Charley Scott Mystery

Death by chocolate may be a favourite fantasy, but death by poisoned chocolate is another matter entirely. About the book Charley Scott is…

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Interview with Carolyn Huizinga Mills

Ever since reading L.M. Montgomery’s Emily of New Moon as a child, Carolyn Huizinga Mills has dreamed of being a writer. She began writing…

EVENT - Signing September 9, 2022

Friday, September 9, 2022 4 PM - 7 PM Chapters Peterborough 873 Lansdowne St, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5 In-Person. To kick off a month of…

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…

EVENT - Signing August 13, 2022

Saturday, August 13, 2022 1 PM - 4 PM Chapters Peterborough 873 Lansdowne St, Peterborough, ON K9J 1Z5 In-Person. I will be hanging out at…

EVENT - Warkworth Public Library Reading June 18, 2022

Saturday, June 18, 2022 10:30 AM Warkworth Public Library 40 Main St, Warkworth, ON K0K 3K0 In-Person. Free admission. I will be reading…

VIRTUAL EVENT - Cover Art book launch June 4, 2022

Saturday, June 4, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Register via Eventbrite FREE ONLINE EVENT Join us in celebrating the launch of my cozy mystery…

Cover Art May 2022 blog tour

May 13 - May 26, 2022 A book blog tour is so much fun, because you can join, no matter where you are in the world. Visit these fabulous…

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…

Let's Talk About Dialogue

What writer doesn’t enjoy a little recreational eavesdropping, every now and then? I don’t know about you, but I love conversations…

Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grant for Writers

I’m absolutely thrilled and grateful to have received an Ontario Arts Council publisher’s recommender grant for writers, to support the…

How To Set Writing Goals

Let’s not kid ourselves, writing a novel is a long process. A target word count of 70,000, 100,000 or more can be daunting, to say the least…

Reflect On Your Writing Year

Writing is about revision. We’re constantly polishing our stories, honing our visions, to create the most immersive experience possible for…