Books are my business: Founder of the Inkwell Group Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin

Vanessa writes crime novels as Sam Blake and also founded the Murder One crime-writing festival

Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin (aka author Sam Blake): 'I love talking to people, finding out what their stories are, connecting and helping them. File picture: Alice-Rose Jordan

Wicklow-based Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin is the founder of the Inkwell Group, a consultancy service for writers, and the writing resources website writing.ie. 

She writes crime novels as Sam Blake and also founded the Murder One crime-writing festival. She was elected chair of the Society of Authors in January.