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. Get a signed copy from Kerr’s…

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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…

Free Holiday Cookbook

It’s that time of year again, for holiday baking! As a token of appreciation for all of those wonderful readers out there, The Wild Rose…

In the Media

Erica Robyn Reads Interview with Vanessa Westermann Date: August 18th, 2021 Hasty Book List blog Authors for Independent Bookstores Date…

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…

The Writer's Toolkit - Notebook Edition

I love brainstorming on paper. There’s nothing like a blank sheet (no lines) and the speed of a fountain pen to free the imagination…

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…

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…