Episode 228 / Kemper Donovan is the host of the All About Agatha podcast and author of The Busy Body, a USA Today bestseller on launch earlier this year. Kemper shares tips for querying and how podcasting about Agatha Christie helped him connect with mystery authors and also provided a built-in audience for his book. 

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Topics:

• Tuning out the noise and finding your own writing process and voice
• Benefits of podcasting: social interaction with less stress than social media, audience building, and connection with other authors and readers
• Tips for finding agents and querying and insight into traditional publishing
• How Kemper drew on Agatha Christie’s influence
• Navigating writing, promotion, and self-doubt as an author

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