So excited to finally have the lovely Kate Tremills on the Behind The Debut podcast!

Kate is an author, speaker, and creativity expert with a background in the film industry. She is a fantasy & urban fantasy novelist and an inspirational writer. Her non-fiction book, Joyful Creating, is coming soon!

Kate and I first connected on Substack and I just loved her refreshing take on the creative journey that so many of us are on. Her first fiction novel, Messenger, actually came out in 2017, so a while ago now, but Kate has such an interesting background to her writing journey that I really wanted to share her story on the show.

In our conversation, you’ll hear:

• Kate’s fascinating background as a screen-writer with a Hollywood agent

• The difference between screen writing and novel writing

• How Kate overcame her biggest challenge - moving between writing genres

• The character relationship that Kate found most rewarding to write and why

• How Kate stayed motivated throughout the writing process and why community was such an important part of drafting

• The importance of protecting your writing by choosing the right people to provide feedback at the right time

• How Kate approaches promoting her books and the marketing process that Kate believes is so important for authors, particularly independent authors

• Kate’s writing routine and multi-passionate approach to creative projects and how the Substack community inspires her and has increased her confidence

• The exciting new projects that Kate is working on next!