Author Interview: Kathleen Donnelly

In this episode, I talk with Kathleen Donnelly, an award-winning author and retired K-9 handler whose real-world experience with detection dogs and animal training brings authenticity to her fiction. We discuss her newest book, Colorado K-9 Rescue, her outlining writing process using Plottr, and how we both visualize our stories cinematically as we write. Kathleen also shares her experience pitching to traditional publishers and how she was ultimately picked up by Harlequin Romantic Suspense. We also talk about her podcast, Sit, Stay, Read, which features authors—mostly mystery writers—whose stories center on animals, and our shared home at the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. A great conversation for readers, writers, and animal lovers alike.