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By Liz Mugavero

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Episodes: 147

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Here's what no one tells you about writing: the hardest part isn't the words. It's believing you're allowed to write them.

Get Writing with Liz Mugavero exists because writers shouldn't have to figure this out alone.

Liz Mugavero — also known as Cate Conte, author of the beloved Cat Cafe Mystery series — has written 20 novels and coaches writers who are ready to stop waiting and start writing.

Every episode goes somewhere real. Craft and publishing. Mindset and blocks. The inner work that nobody warns you about when you start. Guest conversations and solo sessions all centered on one thing: finishing the book you've been carrying — and finding out that the community of writers doing exactly that is bigger than you ever imagined.

A little woo? Yes. Tarot cards occasionally? Also yes. Apologies? None.

You are not behind. You are not too late. You are exactly where you're supposed to be.

Let's get writing.

Find out more at cateconte.com Find out more at www.cateconte.com.


Episode Date
Episode 147: Genre Hopping: On Range, Risk, and the Query Trenches with Matt Witten
May 14, 2026
Episode 146: Writers who don’t stop, and the “smile file” with suspense novelist Laura Frost
Apr 30, 2026
Episode 145: Alyson Richman on The Missing Pages, Writing Ghosts, and Research That Gets Sewn Onto Your Skin
Apr 23, 2026
Episode 144: The Words that Raise Us with Naeem Turner-Bandele
Apr 16, 2026
Episode 144: If You Don't Design Your Life, Someone Else Already Has — with Nathaniel A. Turner
Apr 09, 2026
Episode 143: Writing From the Inside Out — Process, Mindset, and the Long Game with Rhonda Douglas
Apr 02, 2026
Episode 142: Back to the Work — Writing, Resistance, and the “What’s Next” After Launch
Feb 05, 2026
Episode 141: Dark Academia, Toxic Obsession & Sorority Secrets with author Heather Colley
Dec 19, 2025
Episode 140: How to Land a Traditional Book Deal in 2025: Inside the World of a Book Broker with Randy Peyser
Dec 11, 2025
Episode 139: The Book That Wouldn’t Die: Thriller Author Cindy Fazzi on Persistence, Rewrites & Fate
Nov 20, 2025
Episode 138: A Hundred Words at a Time: with author Katerina Stoykova
Nov 13, 2025
Episode 137: Yes I am dying on that hill - with Alex Mell-Taylor
Nov 06, 2025
Episode 136: Trust Your Gut, Rewrite the Rules and Other Writing Advice: Liz Alterman
Oct 30, 2025
Episode 135: Getting Through the Middle: A Candid Conversation with Korina Moss
Oct 23, 2025
Episode 134: Too Sensitive? Good. That’s Where the Magic Starts—with Gloria Battini
Oct 16, 2025
Episode 133: You’re not the boss of me: On fear, with Amy Koford, the “Happy Hypnotist”
Oct 10, 2025
Episode 132: Old Grandmother’s Tree, Trickster Spirits & Writing Where You Come From with Joseph Bolton
Oct 03, 2025
Episode 131: Writing Through the Dark—Reproductive Justice, Law and Story with Jacqueline Friedland
Sep 26, 2025
Episode 130: How to use your day job to write that novel today with author Brad Elder
Sep 18, 2025
Episode 129: That time I got kicked out of dance class, and more on creative embodiment with Alexandra Beller
Sep 11, 2025
Episode 128: Social media: Time suck or creativity lab?
Sep 07, 2025
Episode 127: Nuns, Novels and Mindful Writing: with authors Kim Gray and Kathie Shoop
Aug 28, 2025
Episode 126: Turning Pain into Pages: Cathelina Duvert’s 25-Year Journey to Publication
Aug 22, 2025
Episode 125: Map Your Mystery: 6 Narrative Structures That Keep Readers Turning Pages
Aug 14, 2025
Episode 124: World-Building for Mystery Writers: Make Your Setting Work Overtime
Aug 07, 2025
Episode 123: The Blueprint Before the Body: 5 Story Decisions That Make—or Break—Your Mystery
Jul 31, 2025
Episode 122: Mindset Meets Mechanics: 5 Sacred Systems That Make Writing Inevitable
Jul 24, 2025
Episode 121: Producing Your Own Life with Shannon Russell
Jul 11, 2025
Episode 120: Coming out of the creative closet with Michael Isaac Shokrian
Jun 26, 2025
Episode 119: Creativity Isn’t the Goal, It’s the Way Back to You—with author Clementine Moss
Jun 19, 2025
Episode 118: He Lost 21 Years—Then Took the Mic Back. Deon Patrick on The Hazel Boyz: The Trials of Four Innocent Men
Jun 12, 2025
Episode 117: Inside the Heist: Writing Caravaggio and the Art of Historical Fiction with Author Margaret Philbrick
Jun 05, 2025
Episode 116: Getting Out of Your Own Way with Creativity Coach Bonnie Garvin
May 29, 2025
Episode 115: What if you couldn’t trust your own memories? A conversation with Author Audrey Lee
May 22, 2025
Episode 114: Plot Twists, Publishing, and the Writer’s Life with Mystery Author Nancy Coco
May 15, 2025
Episode 113: Off the Beaten Path with Author Eloise Corvo: Celebrating a Debut Cozy Mystery!
May 08, 2025
Episode 112: Embracing Confusion, Creativity and the Magic of the Unknown with author Giovanna Silvestre
May 01, 2025
Episode 111: From Poetry to Animation with Samuel Chambers: Building Community, Storytelling, and ‘The Timid Bunny’
Apr 24, 2025
Episode 110: Rock & Roll, Rejection & Reinvention with Sarah Seltzer
Apr 17, 2025
Episode 109: The The prescription for a great thriller with author Cristina LePort
Mar 27, 2025
Episode 108: In the Line of Fire: Andrew Serra's Path from Firefighter to Author
Mar 20, 2025
Episode 107: Understanding the complexity of modern journalism: A conversation with Poynter Institute President Neil Brown
Mar 13, 2025
Episode 106: How to network without the cringe (and without hiding in the bathroom) with author and entrepreneur Devin Sizemore
Mar 06, 2025
Episode 105: Which animal personality are you? with Eric Gee
Feb 25, 2025
Episode 104: Escaping the Christian patriarchy with author Tia Levings
Feb 20, 2025
Episode 103: “Keep writing forward and don’t look back.” Author Carolyn Wilkins on persistence and resilience.
Feb 11, 2025
Episode 102: From romance to thrillers with author Adele Royce
Feb 04, 2025
Episode 101: The Reality of the Publishing Industry with Daryl Wood Gerber
Jan 28, 2025
Episode 100: The Art of Southern Gothic with Faye Snowden
Jan 21, 2025
Episode 99: How to keep the play alive in your writing with author Catriona McPherson
Jan 14, 2025
Episode 98: Mysteries, Faith, and Art: Author Margot Douaihy and the Rebel Nun Sleuth You’ll Love
Jan 07, 2025
Episode 97: How Writers Begin: Jonathan Small on Stories That Inspire
Dec 24, 2024
Episode 96: All Good Things...
Dec 18, 2024
Episode 95: How to reinvent yourself as a writer with author Mollie Cox
Dec 10, 2024
Episode 94: Quitting your day job with author Alyssa Jarrett
Dec 03, 2024
Episode 93: “Writing is a marathon, not a race,” and more inspo from author Kellye Garrett
Nov 26, 2024
Episode 92: The truth about persistence with author Daniel Palmer
Nov 19, 2024
Episode 91: From diplomat to detective novelist: A conversation with author Delia Pitts
Nov 12, 2024
Episode 90: Committing to a year of intentional creative living with author Arden Coutts
Nov 05, 2024
Episode 89: How to get back to your creativity with poet Anastasia Lindsey
Oct 29, 2024
Episode 88: How to take lessons from Hollywood and turn them into a successful fiction career with author Kay Oliver
Oct 22, 2024
Episode 87: How a journalism career led to a political thriller with author Peter Sacks
Oct 15, 2024
Episode 86: From healthcare leader to published author with Gina Calder
Oct 08, 2024
Episode 85: How to create a dream writing life as a digital nomad with author and ghostwriter Amy Suto
Oct 01, 2024
Episode 84: Why connection with other creatives is so important author, poet and teacher Elisabeth McKetta (part 2)
Sep 24, 2024
Episode 83: Why writing means staying on the bus with author, poet and teacher Elisabeth McKetta
Sep 17, 2024
Episode 82: How to overcome your fear and just do the thing with author Charlie Barclay
Sep 10, 2024
Episode 81: How to achieve more with small steps with author Josee Smith
Sep 03, 2024
Episode 80: How to capture the magic of the creative process with author Kirsten Rudberg
Aug 27, 2024
Episode 79: Genre-bending, mom assassins and edge-of-your-seat suspense - a conversation with Elle Cosimano, author of the Finlay Donovan series
Aug 20, 2024
Episode 78: Are your limiting beliefs holding you back? How to get control of your thoughts and create a nurturing environment for your creativity
Aug 13, 2024
Episode 77 - How to build a world readers will be dying to come back to
Aug 06, 2024
Episode 76: The 5 decisions you need to make BEFORE you start writing your mystery
Jul 30, 2024
Episode 75: The systems that helped me write (and publish!) 18 novels
Jul 23, 2024
Episode 74: Cozies, coffee and Halloween in July with author Emmeline Duncan
Jul 16, 2024
Episode 73: Crafting the twistiest thrillers with author Peter Swanson
Jul 09, 2024
Episode 72: Uncovering your authentic self through writing with author Karen Coccioli
Jul 02, 2024
Episode 71: Turning off your brain and writing with your heart with author Jacqueline Fisch
Jun 25, 2024
Episode 70: How a tweet led to a debut book deal with an Amazon imprint with author Angela Crook
Jun 18, 2024
Episode 69: How to Learn to Play Again in Your Writing with Leigh Shulman
Jun 11, 2024
Episode 68: Coining the “quozy” and publishing on your own terms with Rob Osler
Jun 04, 2024
Episode 67: Behind “A Day in the Life” with blogger and book champion Dru Ann Love
May 28, 2024
Episode 66: Chance encounters—how an unexpected conversation turned into a long-running fantasy series with Danielle Orsino
May 21, 2024
Episode 65: The twisty world of thriller and suspense with author Edwin Hill
May 14, 2024
Episode 64: Creating a cozy second career with author Edith Maxwell/Maddie Day
May 07, 2024
Episode 63: Overcoming the mindset hurdles keeping you stuck in your writing with author and coach Trisha Loehr
Apr 30, 2024
Episode 62: How to master genre-bending fiction with author Lale Davidson
Apr 23, 2024
Episode 61: Should writers invest in writing conferences?
Apr 16, 2024
Episode 60: Writing through the ghosts of the past with Max Friedman
Apr 09, 2024
Episode 59: Living as a multi-passionate creative with author Veronica Kirin
Apr 02, 2024
Episode 58: How to turn life experiences into fiction with investigator and author John Nardizzi (Part 2)
Mar 26, 2024
Episode 57: Behind the scenes: A look into the real world of private investigators with investigator and author John Nardizzi (Part 1)
Mar 19, 2024
Episode 56: How to write your way to confidence with author Teri Brown
Mar 12, 2024
Episode 55: Magical pets, fortune cookies and cozy mysteries with author Jen Chow
Mar 05, 2024
Episode 54: How to overcome any challenge life throws at you with author Tracee Garner
Feb 27, 2024
Episode 53: Get Writing turns one!
Feb 21, 2024
Episode 52: Why it’s critical to schedule daydreaming time with author Emily Winslow
Feb 20, 2024
Episode 51: How to write character intimacy—even if you’re not writing romance—with Trisha Loehr
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 50: Young, Fearless, and Prolific: Lessons from a 16-Year-Old Multi-Published Author
Feb 06, 2024
Episode 49: Why creatives need each other with musician Gabe Bolkosky
Jan 30, 2024
Episode 48: How to cultivate a life-changing mindset with author Stephanie Cansian
Jan 23, 2024
Episode 47: From stand-up to genre-bending fiction with author Dick Wybrow
Jan 16, 2024
Episode 46: How to remember your writing dreams with author Steph Katzovi
Jan 09, 2024
Episode 45: Is writing a song really like writing a novel? With singer/songwriter Zach Comtois
Jan 02, 2024
Episode 44: How art promotes self-discovery with artist and writer Cindy Ingram
Dec 19, 2023
Episode 43: “My first NaNoWriMo:” Two NaNo newcomers success stories
Dec 12, 2023
Episode 41: How to keep creating when life throws you curveballs
Nov 28, 2023
Episode 40: Everything you really wanted to know about cozy mysteries with author Barbara Ross
Nov 21, 2023
Episode 39: How building your community helps you become a better writer with Julie Hennrikus
Nov 14, 2023
Episode 38: How to use mindset to create a life you love with Natasha Tynes
Nov 07, 2023
Episode 37: How to keep your writing career moving forward during times of uncertainty with Daryl Wood Gerber
Oct 31, 2023
Episode 36: How to break the rules and have a joyful (and productive) NaNoWriMo
Oct 24, 2023
Episode 35: How the Enneagram helps - or hinders - your writing with Claire Taylor
Oct 17, 2023
Episode 34: How to take back the fun in your writing practice
Oct 10, 2023
Episode 33: The most important tool in a writer’s toolbox
Oct 03, 2023
Episode 32: How to bring your story to life through audio with Becky Parker Geist
Sep 26, 2023
Episode 31: The art of the heist: From films to novels with author Tyler Schwanke
Sep 19, 2023
Episode 30: Search Engine Optimization for writers with Brandon Leibowitz
Sep 12, 2023
Episode 29: An inside look at journalism in fiction with LynDee Walker
Sep 05, 2023
Episode 28: How to draw your way to your next novel (even if you can’t draw) with Ashton Rodenhiser
Aug 29, 2023
Episode 27: Perseverance, practice and putting down the remote with author Kathy Otten
Aug 22, 2023
Episode 26: The nomadic writing life with author Paul Trammell
Aug 15, 2023
Episode 25: Chance encounters with author Christine Keyes
Aug 08, 2023
Episode 24: What it’s like to be a mystery author’s “first reader” with Jason Allen
Aug 01, 2023
Episode 23: Finding your people with Jessica Speer
Jul 25, 2023
Episode 22: Community and co-writing with LynDee Walker
Jul 18, 2023
Episode 21: How to write and publish a book at any age with author Shirley Novack
Jul 11, 2023
Episode 20: How to know if you have a creative block - and how to dissolve it
Jul 04, 2023
Episode 19: How to help a ghost with Tina Erwin
Jun 27, 2023
Episode 18: Why you should never give up on your story with author Raquel Drosos
Jun 20, 2023
Episode 17: How a love of books turned into a friendship with Marcia Clark with writer and reviewer John Valeri
Jun 13, 2023
Episode 16: The real value of romance novels with Trisha Loehr
Jun 06, 2023
Episode 15: How to be a serious self-published author with Alexa Nazarro
May 30, 2023
Episode 14: What it’s really like in a writer’s room with author and TV writer Matt Witten
May 23, 2023
Episode 13: How to master multiple genres with author Amy L. Bernstein
May 16, 2023
Episode 12: How to talk to your mother (or not) with Karen C.L. Anderson
May 09, 2023
Episode 11: Mobsters, car thieves, and Catholic high school: Behind the scenes with former NYPD Detective Vic Ferrari
May 02, 2023
Episode 10: How to find your Glitter Frequency with author Lovisa Alsen
Apr 25, 2023
Episode 9: How to be a self-publishing superstar (part two) with author Tonya Kappes
Apr 18, 2023
Episode 8: How to be a self-publishing superstar with author Tonya Kappes
Apr 11, 2023
Episode 7: How to use crystals to up-level your life with Eric Gendron
Apr 04, 2023
Episode 6: It’s book launch day! Celebrating with cozy author Korina Moss
Mar 28, 2023
Episode 5: A manuscript’s journey to becoming a book
Mar 21, 2023
Episode 4: How to mine your life for stories with memoir author Dave Singleton
Mar 14, 2023
Episode 3: How to plot even when it’s not your superpower with Jessica Ellicott
Mar 07, 2023
Episode 2: How to project manage your writing with Christine Carron
Feb 28, 2023
Episode 1: Let's get writing!
Feb 21, 2023