Saltwater and Upmarket Suspense Fiction to Take You Places with Katy Hays (E138)
In today’s episode, I am chatting with Katy Hays. Katy is a Californian, writer and cake aficionado. She lives in the shadow of the Sierra with her husband and their dog, Queso. In addition to writing, Katy works as an adjunct Art History Professor teaching rural students from Truckee to Tecopa. Her academic writing has been published by Ashgate, an imprint of Routledge. Her fiction explores how far humans are willing to go to believe the unbelievable, strange-but-real worlds, and complex female friendships.
Key Highlights:
Katy shares her journey as an ex-academic who moved to the mountains to write the novel she always wanted to write.
She discusses the process of writing her sophomore novel and the unique challenges that come with it.
Saltwater is not just about rich people behaving badly—it delves into family dynamics and the lengths people go to maintain appearances.
Katy offers advice for writers: she suggests keeping a process journal when stuck. This journal should include the date, number of words written, where you are in the writing process, and how you are feeling.
Katy’s book flight features thrillers and upmarket suspense fiction that will transport you somewhere intriguing.
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Books and authors mentioned:
The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani
The Keep by Jennifer Egan
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Scrap by Calla Henkle
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Book Flight
A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen (Venice)
Other People’s Clothes by Calla Henkle (Berlin)
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins (South Pacific island)
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