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Kate P. Adams on Launching a Cozy Mystery Series with Rapid Release

Feb 8, 2022
51:10
Episode 107 / Kate P. Adams joins us this week as part of the New Author series. She’s a newly published cozy mystery author and shares how she researched the genre and self publishing as well as how she rapid-released her series. 

Show notes:

  • How Kate began writing nonfiction and shifted to fiction
  • Expectations of cozy readers
  • Why Kate wrote a reader magnet before writing her first novel
  • How Kate used rapid release to launch her series
  • Why not rushing it has been a key to her success
  • Why the “school of podcasting” is a great way to learn about self publishing
  • Her interesting experience of writing short stories on a manual typewriter
  • How she incorporates elements from her work experience into her books

Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com.

Kate’s links: 

  • Website: www.katepadams.com
  • Instagram handle: @katepadams
  • Facebook Author Page: @katepadamsauthor

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