Just a quick post to share with you some of the feedback and reviews I’ve had so far, regarding my debut novel, UNTAMED! I was so happy to discover these reviews–and UNTAMED has also been featured on this blogger’s list of suggested summer reads!

Oh my goodness, I just realised that I haven’t yet shared the full paperback cover here! Sure, we’ve had a cover reveal for the ebook cover, but the full paperback one is absolutely gorgeous and I just have to share it with you!

So, without further delay, here it is!… Continue reading...

Today is the day, the birthday of my first book, UNTAMED. And I can’t quite believe it. It feels so…. surreal. Like it can’t possibly be real. I can’t believe that I’ve actually written a book. And not only that, but that it has been published…. TODAY!

I still can’t get my head around… Continue reading...

So, with two days to go until UNTAMED releases, I’ve been thinking hard about what I could share with you. And I finally came up with something: my notebooks.

Always, when I write, I make endless notes, devoting multiple notebooks to a single project. The total… Continue reading...

Four days. Four days. FOUR DAYS!!!

I can’t believe this–it is SO exciting. This weekend, I’m busy reviewing the print galleys of UNTAMED (ready for it to be printed as a paperback; I’ll have more on this soon), and this is all so exciting. Did I mention how exciting this all is?

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So, there’s only five days to go until my debut novel, UNTAMED, releases. To celebrate, I thought I’d share with you a little about what I’ve been doing in preparation for its release next Wednesday (20th May, 2015).

Firstly, I’ve been spreading the word about. I’ve (sort of) got over my fear of actually… Continue reading...

I’m so pleased to announce that the ebook for UNTAMED is now available to order through both Prizm Books and Torquere Press in the following file formats: html, Adobe and Sony optimized pdf, prc. By the release date (20 May 2015), it will also be available on Amazon too.

And you can also read a sample… Continue reading...

If you’ve been following me on social media, then you’ll know that in the last few months something pretty exciting has happened. On June 30th 2014 I signed a contract with Prizm Books for my debut novel UNTAMED, and I can announce that its tentative release date is May 20th 2015!

So, who are… Continue reading...

Yep, that’s right! I’ve finally got round to creating an Author’s Facebook Page for myself.  On this page, I’ll be posting regular writing updates, sharing links to useful information (both for readers and writers), and sharing as many giveaways as I can find.

Also, I’m running a little competition on my Facebook page… Continue reading...

In this Pitch Madness (#PitMad) event, 12 September 2013, I am pitching two of my completed young adult novels: Untamed and Spirit Of Fire.

Firstly, I’ll tell you about Untamed.

‘Untamed’ is a completed 75,000 word manuscript aimed at the science fiction market, for a young adult readership.

The plot focusses on… Continue reading...

Yeah, so I just thought that it’s been a long time since I updated you about the status of Spirit Of Fire, the first book in the Spirit Of Fire series. So, here’s what’s been happening:

Querying. Yeah, I’ve been doing bucketloads of querying. Querying agents… Continue reading... | 1 Comment

Two of my short stories, WE’VE GOT A LIVE ONE and SOLDIER X24K, will both be published in September 2013, by Farther Stars Than These Magazine and Yesteryear Fiction, respectively.

WE’VE GOT A LIVE ONE, a science fiction short story, will appear on the front page of Further Stars Than These Magazine on 19th… Continue reading...

Yes, I’ve just validated my word count (74, 506 words), and, because I set my goal at 70,000 words for this event, I’m a winner. Wahoo!

Don’t know what Camp Nanowrimo is? It’s a writers’ event (same organisation as NaNoWriMo in November), that encourages writers to write a whole novel (well, first draft anyway!)… Continue reading...

Yes, you read the tile correctly! From today, Sunday the 21st of July, to the 23rd July 2013 you can get yourself a copy of the second edition of OUT OF DARKNESS ebook for FREE during its free promotion.

Not sure what the OUT OF DARKNESS collection is? It’s an anthology of short stories… Continue reading...

‘Out Of Darkness‘ (second edition)  is a seasonal short story collection compiled by Vanessa Wester, including short stories, with a spooky nature, from authors such as James Smith, Angela Kelman, Vanessa Wester, Rayne Hall, Madeline Dyer and more…

Amazon Official Description:
OUT OF DARKNESS… Continue reading...

Okay, so this post is a little late (well, only two weeks!), but I’ve been rather busy with working on the second Spirit Of Fire book, the fifth Mad On Animals book, the first Mad On Writing book, and drafting out a plan for a completely new novel, Untamed. Oh, and meeting Rachel Caine… Continue reading...

So, just a quick post to point you towards the interviews that my twitter-friends, Cheryl Headford and Rivka Spicer, have done with me, and the interview by Skelat.com

I love taking part in interviews, but normally I’m the interviewer. And these last three times, it was the other way round. And it was great… Continue reading...

Yes, you read the title of this post correctly; it’s the final of the ‘Blogger of the Year 2013’ award, and I’m still one of the contestants! So, a huge, HUGE thank you to everyone who voted for me.

And, I’m sure you know what I’m going to ask you to do now! Yes… Continue reading...