Ep526 – Kate Mosse: “Unlocking the Secrets of Kate Mosse”
Kate Mosse CBE is a global bestselling author with over 8 million sales. Her previous 10 novels include Labyrinth, which became the highest selling novel of the year and was made into a TV series. She is also founder of the Women’s Prize for Fiction which has changed the landscape for women’s writing over the last 30 years. A full-time carer and author, Kate is a huge inspiration to writers. Her latest novel is The Map of Bones and her theatre tour based on Labyrinth.
In this interview, you will learn:
- Kate’s disciplined writing routine and time management which has led to incredible output.
- How and why Kate always lets her characters lead her.
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- The moment Kate knew she had become a writer
- How legacy is created in writing a book
- How books set us free
- Kate’s morning writing process
- When to start and stop researching
- The difference between Head Research and Foot Research
- How to build your trusted team for feedback and edits
- Kate’s font trick
- And how her editing process works which led to seven novels in the last six years
- …Plus so much more!
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The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse is published by Mantle (Pan Macmillan) and is available now as a hardback, ebook and audio recording. Kate’s live one-woman stage show, Labyrinth, will be on tour in 2025. Dates and info at: www.labyrinthlive2025.com
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