Vanessa Grant's Blog, page 17

10 Tips for Effective Writing

10 effective writing tips for for clear, powerful, and effective writing. In this video, I’m sharing 10 red flags that I look for when revising my writing, a list I’ve built up over the years, distilled from a combination of my own experience and others. The core is based on a little … Continue reading →

Seeking input: Hero’s Journey – at the heart of storytelling

Hi everyone, please could you help me?I am planning on creating an online course for storytellers on how to incorporate the Hero’s Journey into their creations. Right now I’m in my research phase and I’m looking for input. If you were to take a course in Hero’s Journey – at the … Continue reading →

Dick Francis, master of mysterious beginnings

First published on PenWarrions.com I told the boys to stay quiet while I went to fetch my gun. (Twice Shy) When I read those first words of Twice Shy by  Dick Francis, my immediate thought was, “Now there’s a powerful opening hook!”  Then I put the thought aside and kept on reading, because … Continue reading →

Chocolate Mousse Attack – book review

Chocolate Mousse Attack by Sally Berneathy My rating: 5 of 5 stars Chocolate Mousse Attack is my first Sally Berneathy chocolate mystery, and I’m hooked. Divorced chocolatier Lindsay is awoken at 2 am by an urgent phone call from a neighbor Fred. The woman who just moved in across the … Continue reading →

A Question of Fire – Book Review

A Question of Fire by Karen McCullough My rating: 4 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed Karen McCullough’s romantic suspense A Question of Fire. Reporter Cathy Bennett knows she’s out of her element filling in for her newspaper’s society editor at a party for the city’s elite, but she certainly … Continue reading →

Stalking Season – Book Review

Stalking Season by Maryann Miller My rating: 5 of 5 stars Detective Sarah Kingsly’s new partnership with Angel Johnson certainly isn’t a match made in heaven, but the two homicide cops have no choice but to work together when the corpse of a young girl from an upper-class family is … Continue reading →

Reckless Promise – Book Review

Reckless Promise by Jenny Andersen My rating: 4 of 5 stars Being labeled a beautiful bimbo drives Poppy Grayson nuts Poppy’s a serious scientist, a genetics expert with a Ph.D. and – until recently – a tenure track position at a prestigious Boston university. But Poppy’s also an impulsive redhead, … Continue reading →

Seeing Stars – $0.99 sale on Kindle Books and Tips today

SEEING STARS (regularly $3.99) is featured today on Free Kindle Books and Tips for only  $0.99  - check out the posting and be sure to “Like” the page while you’re there. Arizona astronomer Claire Welland is anything but starry-eyed when it comes to romance. She knows her home on an isolated … Continue reading →

A Man for Grace – book review

A Man for Grace by E. C. Sheedy My rating: 5 of 5 stars E. C. Sheedy’s latest “Salt Spring Island Friends” book is a winner! Grace is a lovely heroine, an Island girl and a delicious mix of wholesome sexiness, humor, and straight-forward wisdom. EC Sheedy drops sexy Colin Ross on Grace’s … Continue reading →

Blazing Nights – book review

Blazing Nights by Linda Barlow My rating: 4 of 5 stars I liked this sexy romance and appreciated the author’s skillful handling of the paranormal elements. Hero and heroine each begin this story with personal challenges they must overcome to achieve a happy ending. Kate is an actress, and very … Continue reading →