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Category Archives: Fiction

FIGHTING YOUR FEARS TO PURSUE YOUR PASSIONS

October 22, 2015by Vanessa Matthews 2 Comments

Illustration by Alexandria Lomuntad We all have passions and we all have fears. You might love being active, but never join the gym because you’re afraid you can’t compare with […]

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Fiction, Inspiration, writing fears, writing inspiration

Difficult Fiction or Dumbed Down Market? It’s all strawberries.

August 6, 2015by Vanessa Matthews 3 Comments

Earlier this week I was pointed to an article in thenation.com that prompted such a strong reaction in my gut that I felt compelled to write a blog post about […]

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Author Interviews, Fiction, Lifestyle Features

Growing Pains – Writing Losses and Gains Part 3

July 23, 2015by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

I can’t believe it has been three months since I posted Part 2 of this Growing Pains series. So much has changed and so I thought it might be nice […]

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Author Interviews, Fiction, Inspiration, Life After 30/30/30, Lifestyle Features

Genre vs story – which comes first?

May 28, 2015by Vanessa Matthews 2 Comments

“Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your […]

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Author Interviews, Fiction, Inspiration, Uncategorized

The Doctor’s Daughter – eBook launch

May 22, 2015by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

My novel The Doctor’s Daughter is now available to buy on Amazon as an eBook. Paperback lovers will be pleased to hear that they can get their hands on a […]

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Author Interviews, Fiction, Inspiration, Life After 30/30/30, My Very Own Book Club, Uncategorized

Growing Pains – Writing Losses and Gains Part 2

April 15, 2015by Vanessa Matthews 6 Comments

Like I said in Part 1 of this post, I wrote a book and was personally invited by some literary agents to send the full manuscript as soon as it […]

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Fiction, Life After 30/30/30, Lifestyle Features

Growing Pains – Writing Losses and Gains PART 1

March 16, 2015by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

There are times when it feels quite painful, torturous even, to be a writer. There are times when it is my sole source of joy and release, and then there […]

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Author Interviews, Fiction, Lifestyle Features

PLAYING WITH WORDS – The N+7 Machine

February 20, 2015by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

I have been participating in a University program of workshops delivered to rural communities. I was sent the following link and was quite inspired by the results. Thought I would […]

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Fiction, Inspiration, Writing Prompts

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW?

August 12, 2013by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

I realise I may be a little late to the party with this one but I was recently delighted to discover that some of the greatest literature classics of all […]

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Fiction, Lifestyle Features, My Very Own Book Club

BARBED WIRE BUTTERFLIES

January 7, 2013by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

If you have not yet come across the work of poet, author and advocate, Jessica Kristie, there couldn’t be a better time to get acquainted. Not only is she one […]

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Author Interviews, Fiction, My Very Own Book Club, Poetry

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