My name is Vanessa Kier and I am an unpublished writer of urban fantasy and romantic thriller novels.
I currently have five completed manuscripts. Check out the Current Works page for brief descriptions.
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March 2012 — On March 3, 2012 Vanessa Kier, Monica McCarty, and Veronica Wolff will present "World-Building — It's Not Just for Paranormals: Developing Skills to Carry You Cross-Genre" to the Black Diamond RWA chapter. For more information click here.
July 2011 — I am very pleased to announce that I have signed with agent Nalini Akolekar of Spencerhill Associates, Ltd.
September 2010 — The 2010 RWA National Conference in Orlando was another fantastic experience. Lots of fabulous workshops, memorable pieces of advice from the luncheon speakers, and of course the opportunity to network with writers from all over the country!
July 2010 — I'm gearing up for the 2010 RWA National Conference in Orlando, FL from July 28th - 31st. Hope to see you there!
January 2010: On Saturday, January 2, 2010 I presented a workshop to the Black Diamond RWA. The title of the workshop was: Not Just for Getting in the Mood: Music as a Tool to Strengthen Your Writing. Using audio clips I demonstrated how the storytelling techniques used in music can be applied to our writing.
It was a highly successful workshop. Several participants confessed they'd never really listened to music lyrics and now found themselves thinking of music in terms of their writing.
August 2009 — Both the RWA and KOD conferences were fantastic! A few highlights — hearing the words "Welcome to the Central Intelligence Agency;" having a group dinner with two FBI agents who shared stories and answered our pesky writer questions; having a discussion with one of my all-time favorite writers. Overall, this was the best conference week I've attended.
July 2009 — I'm looking forward to attending the Romance Writers of America (RWA) national conference in Washington D.C. from July 15th - July 18th, and the Kiss of Death Mystery/Suspense (KOD) chapter pre-conference tour. I used to live in Arlington, Virginia which is outside of D.C., so this will be a bit like old home week.
October 2008 — The synopsis for Vengeance won the Black Diamond RWA synopsis contest The Good, The Bad, and The Toilet Paper in the unpublished division! This win means a lot, because it's extremely difficult to condense the essence of a full-length book into two pages.
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