Episode Summary:

In this episode, Kelly and Alix interview Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber.

Author Bios

Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber are both bestselling and award-winning writers of YA and children’s books. In addition to cowriting the Twin Crowns series, they are sisters-in-law. 

Katherine Webber is from Southern California and spent much of her childhood in the Palm Springs desert. She is the author of Only Love Can Break Your Heart and The Revelry. For younger readers, she cowrites the Sam Wu Is Not Afraid and Dragon Realm series with her husband, Kevin Tsang. She is currently based in London with her husband and young daughters. 

Catherine Doyle lives in the West of Ireland with her husband Jack, and their dog, Cali. She holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in Publishing. Her award-winning and bestselling work, which includes middle grade and young adult fiction, has been published in over 25 languages.

Topics Discussed:

• [0:00 ] About Katherine and Catherine
• [3:27 ] Cowriting Twin Crowns
• [9:56 ] Writing Romance
• [14:55 ] Identifying with Characters
• [18:05 ] Katie and Cat's Writing Style
• [19:38 ] To Bee Read
• [21:19 ] Becoming Writers
• [31:20 ] Laini Taylor Love
• [36:28 ] Childhood Books
• [42:54 ] Final Questions

Other Resources Mentioned

• Katie and Cat Q&A
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
• The Storm Keeper's Island by Catherine Doyle
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
• The Alanna Series by Tamora Pierce
• The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• 1984 by George Orwell
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen
• Bride by Ali Hazelwood
• Hades x Persephone Saga by Scarlett St Clair
• The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

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