In today's episode, Kat chats with Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After and Meet Me at the Lake (which is out TODAY, May 2!) about using a real location in a novel, her path to publication, her newest novel, MEET ME AT THE LAKE, the inspiration behind her novels, creating her characters, how she got her agent and book deal, how she had input on her book covers, her pivot from journalism to fiction writing, advice for writers, newsletters, and her book recommendations.

You can find out more about Carley on her website at www.carleyfortune.com. She's on Instagram @carleyfortune an Twitter @carleyfortune.

Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com, ⁠⁠foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.

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For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently paused. The podcast is booked solid until November 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on literary clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠),

Today's bonus episode features a Q&A with Aevitas Creative Management literary agent Lori Galvin! Kat and Lori chat about how she got involved in and her favourite parts of agenting, what she’s currently looking for, a shoutout for The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast, how agents get paid, earning out advances, qualities that make an agent request pages,  getting feedback, the publisher submission process, querying before a manuscript is ready, mentioning neurodiversity in a query letter, description in writing, nudging agents, preparing for “the call,” the importance of comps in a query letter, and how to get on bestselling lists or in major book clubs.

Find out more about Lori at https://www.aevitascreative.com/agent/lori-galvin. She's also on Instagram @lorigalvin and on Twitter @galvinlori.

Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com, ⁠⁠foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.

Signup for Kat’s newsletter ⁠here⁠.

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.

For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently by referral only. The podcast is booked solid until November 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠)

In today's episode, Kat chats with Canadian author Michael Decter about his first novel, Shadow Life, where the inspiration came from, his experiences as a juror in a double homicide trial, his family history and how the Titanic could have changed everything, travelling to international locations and using those experiences, how he made Georgian Bay a character in the novel, research on stockpiling for the story, pivoting from nonfiction to fiction, the importance of librarians, fictionalizing people, title changes, his next books, working with an editor, and advice for writing fiction.

Michael is on Twitter @MichaelDecter, on IG @michaeldecterauthor, and his website at www.michaeldecter.com.

Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com, ⁠⁠foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.

Signup for Kat’s newsletter ⁠here⁠.

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.

For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently by referral only. The podcast is booked solid until November 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠)