
Buffy Meets Dark Academia: Inside Half City with Kate Golden
Published: February 16, 2026
Duration: 26:50
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What happens when a pandemic side project turns into a full-time creative career?
In this episode, I’m joined by fantasy romance author Kate Golden to talk about writing through uncertainty, leaving a stable career, and why urban fantasy is having a moment.
We get into Kate’s journey from working as a studio executive in Hollywood to indie publishing A Dawn of Onyx, landing a traditional book deal with Berkley, and finally quitting her...