Kate Dramis, author of 'The Odds of You' - Romance writer discusses switching genre, writing sprints and dirty drafts

About this episode

Kate Dramis discusses her transition from fantasy to romance writing and her creative process.

Kate Dramis is a Sunday Times Bestselling author, having writing the epic 'The Curse of Saints' fantasy trilogy. However, after a bout of writer's block and shiny-new-idea syndrome, she was inspired on a plane journey to write romance. 'The Odds of You' tells the story of Sage Collins, a bestselling author en route to Comic Con, who is distracted on her flight by Theo Sharpe, the infuriatingly charming British actor who just won't stop talking. The chance meeting leds Sage to question everything... it's a romance novel after all. We discuss the sprints of writing on, and then writing off, that takes her through the day. Also, you can hear how she avoids reviews but still knew readers were fine with her switching genre, and how she made her publishers agree, and you can hear about the 10 major plot points she likes before starting to write. Get a copy of the book - uk.bookshop.org/shop/writersroutine This week's episode is sponsored by the Quick Book Reviews Podcast, take a listen wherever you get your shows. Read the newsletter - writersroutine.substack.com Support the show - patreon.com/writersroutine ko-fi.com/writersroutine @writerspod writersroutine.com Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Simpson

Guest: Kate Dramis

Topics covered

• romance writing
• genre switching
• writing process
• writer's block
• plot development

Keywords

• Kate Dramis
• The Odds of You
• writing sprints
• dirty drafts
• genre switching

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Books & works: The Odds of You, The Curse of Saints

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