Hello, Protagonists!

My guest today on CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY is Katherine Center, New York Times Bestselling author and one of the reigning queens of hopeful, feel-good fiction. She’s also had two books adapted into hit movies on Netflix. Her latest novel, The Love Haters, is out now.

Today, we talk about:

* finding inspiration which Katherine describes catching butterflies

* discovering your place and mission in writing—a.k.a. what kind of author do you want to be?

* maintaining a pace of publishing one book a year

(Sample production timeline in traditional publishing)

* her trick for writing deep characters

* balancing "normal life" as a mom with being a professional writer

* what does long-term success look like for a novelist

* and so much more.

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Want more of Katherine?

You can find Katherine on Instagram, or check out her website to sign up for her email list. The movie versions of her books The Lost Husband and Happiness for Beginners are on Netflix.

Katherine’s newest novel, The Love Haters, is available in bookstores everywhere or from your favorite online retailer!