#042: Laura Kay — Writing Romantic Comedy, Creating Relatable Characters and Queer Visibility in Fiction

Jan 14, 2023

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Novelist Laura Kay (@lauraelizakay) on her writing journey from journalism to novels, how her writing career was launched from Penguin WriteNow programme, queer visibility in fiction, writing sex scenes and how Laura writes and edits her romantic comedies. Laura also talks about tackling writer’s block with an ‘ideas walk’, the reality of forging a career as a full-time writer and her approach to dealing with critics and feedback.

ABOUT LAURA KAY

Laura Kay is an author and journalist whose work has appeared in Diva Magazine, The Guardian, Stylist, The Metro, and more. Laura was one of ten writers selected for Penguin’s 2018 WriteNow programme, during which she developed her debut novel, The Split, published by Quercus in 2021. Her second novel, Tell Me Everything is out in paperback now.

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Laura’s books:

The Split: Amazon UK/ Amazon USA

Tell Me Everything: Amazon UK/ Amazon USA

Wild Things (coming in May 2023)

Follow Laura on socials:

Twitter: lauraelizakay

Instagram: lauraekay

Website: laurakayauthor.co.uk

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