#117: Kate Young — Writing Cookbooks, Viral Blogs, Plotting Romcoms and Writing Sex Scenes
Award-winning cookbook writer, blogger and novelist Kate Young on how she turned her blog into a series of cookbooks, and her approach to plotting and writing rom coms.
London Writers' Salon · Kate Young, Parul Bavishi, Matthew Trinetti
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Show Notes
Award-winning cookbook writer, blogger and novelist Kate Young on creating a viral cooking blog, how she turned her blog into a series of cookbooks, and what goes into a pitch for a cookbook.
Plus her approach to plotting rom com, adding depth to rom-com characters, her approach to writing sex scenes and what she thinks every rom com should have.
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ABOUT KATE YOUNG
Kate Young is a writer and cook, whose award-winning Little Library Cookbooks feature food inspired by beloved works of literature. After a sunny Australian childhood (spent indoors reading books) she moved to London, which suited her much better. She now lives in a converted mill in a Gloucestershire town. Experienced is her first novel.
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RESOURCES & LINKS
- 📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
- Experienced
- The Little Library Cookbook
- Kate’s Food Books
- Kate’s Substack: The Organised Lesbian
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