KAYE GEORGE! ~ Cozies and Neanderthal Mysteries

 Interview with Kaye George ~ Cozies and Neanderthal Mysteries

Multi-published Kaye George, writer of Mysteries with a Twist, is our first interview for this season.

She talks her series and inspirations, crafting a band tagline, beginning stories, and her methods and tools. We close with her productivity along with two keys that unlock success. She also provides our inspiration!

The audio interview is in two parts: June 22 and 29, divided at the 18-minute mark. See below for episode links.

The video interview is in ONE part: June 29, with the link below!

Enjoy!

TIMINGS

• ·         1:00 Kaye George talks her books
• ·         3:40 World-building with her People of the New Land series
• ·         4:15 Imogene books set in Wichita Falls, TX (with a return at 7:07)
• ·         5:15 creative sparks for stories: Imogene and Neanderthal series
• ·         9:00 Imogene as a “heart”series and the reasons behind its development
• ·         9:58 Cat cozies: the Fat Cat series, work-for-hire and how to structure such a series. (See also 17:00)
• ·         11:35 Candy and cats: the vintage sweets series; what happens to authors and their books when publishers combine
• ·         13:20 over 50 short stories, many in anthologies (see also 16:40)
• ·         14:20 not self-published
• ·         14:45 writing short stories vs. writing novels; organizing methods for novels; spreadsheets
• ·         15:55 developing a brand
• ·         16:40 Short stories allow experimentation
• ·         17:00 work-for-hire logistics (with more at 25:45)
• ·         18:00 how to find her books; also, out-of-print books
• ·         20:00 updating her out-of-print books
• ·         20:50 how Kaye started writing
• ·         22:00 Kaye’s process to start a mystery
• ·         24:25 Five points to help plan clues, red herrings, suspects, etc.
• ·         25:45 What “National Best-Selling” means
• ·         27:15 the shrinking book markets and other worries
• ·         28:43 Helps to stay motivated and persistent
• ·         31:02 Kaye’s writing journey
• ·         31:50 Advice to New Writers and our Inspiration!

VIDEO INTERVIEW ~ Air Date is June 29

View the entire video at this link: https://youtu.be/Th25dpXgW3M

AUDIO INTERVIEWS ~ part 1 is available NOW!

June 22 ~ part 1 Direct Link to Episode on Podbean https://eden5695.podbean.com/e/326-interview-with-kaye-george-part-1-mixed-miscellany-summer-series/?token=6f413006001bd84b4083c7d1f59ef84d

Airing June 29 ~ part 2 Direct Link to Episode on Podbean https://eden5695.podbean.com/e/327-interview-with-kaye-george-part-2-mixed-miscellany-summer-series/?token=946cbce5fc7708d47e3e5f5a81dfbc5e