• WRITER 648: Kate Solly on 'The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-up'

  • Jan 27 2025
  • Length: 50 mins
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WRITER 648: Kate Solly on 'The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-up'

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  • Crafting a novel is one thing, but author Kate Solly loves crafting ‘crafty’ novels – including her latest title, The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-up. Kate shares her journey from casual writing in her family group chats to getting her first publishing contract, as well as how she manages to stay accountable and fit writing in while bringing up six kids!

    00:00 Introduction
    05:37 Nat Newman’s writing tip: overcoming ‘the doldrums’
    10:28 WIN! The Last Fashion House in Paris by Renee Ryan
    12:52 Word of the week: ‘ravel’
    14:11 Writer in residence: Kate Solly
    15:34 Getting started in writing
    17:11 How she kept accountable
    20:04 Kate’s inspiration for her first book
    22:30 Writing the next book
    26:14 Pre-kids career and charity work
    28:40 Getting the first novel published
    34:29 The second novel: process and challenges
    35:30 Balancing writing with family life
    42:15 Editing and future plans
    45:25 Building an author platform
    47:42 Final thoughts

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