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Ch 36: The Leap to Full-Time Writing + Half City with Kate Golden

In Chapter 36 of Our Next Chapter, we sit down with USA Today bestselling fantasy romance author Kate Golden to talk about her new dark academia romantasy novel Half City, and what it really takes to become a full-time author. Kate shares how she left her career as a studio executive to write full time, why she outlines obsessively, and how Half City evolved into a gothic academic fantasy filled with demon hunters, forbidden attraction, and emotional depth. 00:00 – One-Year POD-aversary Celebration 03:40 – Valentine’s Day + Dungeon Crawler Carl 09:41 – Meet Kate Golden 12:53 – Was Kate Always a Reader? 14:17 – Writing the Book You Wish Existed 16:45 – Quitting to Become a Full-Time Author 22:47 – What Is Half City About? 28:56 – Big Story Swings & Rebuilding an Outline 33:09 – Viv’s Emotional Journey 35:09 – Writing in a Modern Fantasy World 38:24 – The Impossible Meet Cute Game 46:32 – Kate’s Daily Writing Routine 49:19 – Plotter vs. Pantser 51:12 – Process Lessons & Avoiding Rewrites 56:21 – The Final Five Half City releases February 17 (Book 1 in the Harker Academy series) Connect with Kate Golden Website: https://www.kategoldenbooks.com Instagram:   / kategoldenauthor   TikTok:   / kate_golden_author