August 2025 Q&A with Holly Brunnbauer on What Did I Miss?

Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!

Listen to my 8th episode where I chat to Holly Brunnbauer, debut rom-com author of What Did I Miss? This novel will appeal to fans of Rachael Johns, The Bad Bridesmaid.

We discuss:

• How it feels to be a debut author
• Holly's spectacular book launch
• Testing ideas with trusted friends
• Holly's crazy writing timeline
• How to keep going when you have never got a yes

Thank you for listening!

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With thanks:

Music credit to Ievgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay

Chapters

• 0:13 Meet Holly Brunnbauer
• 1:48 How does it feel to be a debut author?
• 4:30 Let's talk about your book launch
• 9:49 What were you most happy with about your event?
• 12:14 What would you like to improve on for your next event?
• 15:33 Researching and testing ideas with trusted friends
• 18:46 Holly's crazy timeline she sets to finish a novel
• 20:38 How did you put your big girl pants on and put yourself out there