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    #14: Staying Balanced in the World of Publishing, with Kate Kemp

    May 30th, 2025 · 63 minutes

    Kate Kemp joins Kerry to talk about the process of writing 'The Grapevine', moving from a career in psychotherapy to fiction writing and keeping a balanced view when you're on the publishing rollercoaster.

    Guest Starring: Kate Kemp

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    Read my first newspaper column
    Buy Kate’s book ‘The Grapevine’
    The Stylist Prize for Feminist Fiction
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