Secrets of Romantic Conflict
“Nothing moves forward in a story except through conflict.” (Robert McKee) In the best romances, love’s power to achieve personal growth...
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vanessa5526
- Mar 7, 2019
- 5 min
Memories of Algonquin Park
Where do I get my inspiration? Read on and see… I’ve made a few edits to the original blog. Andy and Jessie Grant – a War, a Wedding, a...
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vanessa5526
- Jul 20, 2013
- 1 min
Lifelines: Kate’s Story – a new women’s fiction suspense novel from Vanessa Grant
Kate Taylor hasn’t had a good night’s sleep since her husband David died. It doesn’t help that David’s dog, Socrates, watches her...
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vanessa5526
- Mar 26, 2012
- 3 min
Create an eBook with an embedded cover
Recently I was asked to explain how to create an eBook from a manuscript and also embed custom cover art image in the ebook. I thought it...
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vanessa5526
- Mar 26, 2012
- 3 min
Create an eBook with an embedded cover
Recently I was asked to explain how to create an eBook from a manuscript and also embed custom cover art image in the ebook. I thought it...
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vanessa5526
- Mar 13, 2012
- 4 min
To DRM or not to DRM – with apologies to Hamlet!
Hopefully Shakespeare’s ghost will forgive me for mangling that line from Hamlet’s famous soliloquy! (Note: This article has previously...
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vanessa5526
- Oct 16, 2011
- 2 min
Writing + an effortless life = attainable goal??
This afternoon I followed an EC Sheedy tweet to Leo Babauta’s blog about an effortless life. I’m sceptical of effortless, but I could...
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vanessa5526
- Oct 10, 2011
- 4 min
Necessary Lies, Steven Covey, and this writer…
The novel I’m now working on – Truth to Tell (TTT) – has surpassed all my other books by having the longest gestation period on record. I...
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vanessa5526
- Sep 30, 2011
- 2 min
Taking a hit – a writer’s toolkit for rejection
Of course writers aren’t alone – everyone experiences rejection at one time or another. Those of us who put our personal creations out to...
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vanessa5526
- Sep 21, 2011
- 2 min
Yippee! … If You Loved Me
Yesterday I received the almost-ready-to-publish-as-an-ebook file of If You Loved Me Originally I wrote it for Mills and Boon Harlequin,...
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vanessa5526
- May 18, 2011
- 2 min
Writing and publishing in 2011, Penwarriors, and the power of pull
EC’s “THE SIDE EFFECTS OF WRITING” got me thinking once again about the universe of publishing, writing, and the tangle of “empowerment +...
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vanessa5526
- Apr 23, 2011
- 1 min
AngieOCreations – Cover Artist
I’m excited to have my daughter, artist Angela Oltmann, working on my new cover art. When I first began releasing my previously published...
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vanessa5526
- Dec 19, 2010
- 1 min
Christmas wishes
Wherever you are... My 2010 has flown by at the speed of light, with changes, excitement, confusion, and a dizzying amount of...
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vanessa5526
- Oct 23, 2010
- 4 min
Successful Social Media – without zombies
Panelists: Sean Cranberry (http://booksontheradio.ca), k c dyer on the computer (kcdyer.com), Arthur Slade (http://arthurslade.com),...
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vanessa5526
- Sep 23, 2010
- 1 min
Vanessa’s new web page
After years without updating the Vanessa Grant home page, I’m finally bringing it into the 21st Century with a new look and a...
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vanessa5526
- Sep 23, 2010
- 2 min
Getting to know Jenny and Georgina again
It’s embarrassing to be be an Internet Luddite when only ten years ago I was the tech nerd everyone called when they had computer...
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vanessa5526
- Sep 23, 2010
- 1 min
About writing After All This Time
… about writing After All This Time “I wrote After All This Time shortly after returning to Vancouver Island from Mexico, where I had...
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vanessa5526
- Sep 22, 2010
- 1 min
Welcome to my new Web site
Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to drop in anytime, drop off a comment, talk about romance, writing, or whatever strikes your fancy....
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vanessa5526
- Sep 20, 2010
- 1 min
From geek to dinosaur
The good thing is that I now have a site that supports a blog and is easy for me to update without having to drag my Web programming...
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