Portfolios, Planners and Petticoats with Kaite Welsh From Your Big Sister

Today’s guest is author and journalist Kaite Welsh. As a writer of both high-quality arts and lifestyle journalism and award-nominated fiction, Kaite is the original multi-hyphenate career woman, and a big inspiration for a lot of my creative practice. She’s also an experienced creative project manager and creative coach - and the second of these is something I benefit from via Whatsapp on a regular, if informal basis. The Unquiet Heart, the second novel in Kaite's Sarah Gilchrist mystery series set in Victorian Edinburgh, is out on 30th May (https://amzn.to/2JD3qag), and if the book is anything like its predecessor it’ll be a gripping read, packed with just enough historical detail to set it in place without overwhelming the lay reader - and with enough of a modern-day feminist underpinning to add real depth to the story without making it smug or unrealistic. I joined Kaite in her home office in Edinburgh to drink tea, ward off Collins, her feisty youngest of four cats, and talk about just how one builds a multi-strand creative practice without compromising on your dreams - and while still making enough money for both rent and decent cheese. Find Kaite online at www.kaitewrites.com. I'm at lastyearsgirl.pixlet.net, where you can also find full show notes and how to submit your own question.