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

Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers
Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers
Episode • Feb 8, 2022 • 52m
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

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Kate’s links: 

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

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